Laird v. State

WOODLEY, Judge.

The conviction is for the offense of barratry as defined in Art. 430, P.C.

The complaint and information contained four counts, all of which were submitted to the jury who returned a general verdict in which they found appellant guilty as charged and assessed his punishment at a fine of $35.

Counts Nos. 1 and 2 charged, in slightly different language, that appellant on or about April 1, 1948, did unlawfully and wil*346fully instigate, excite and encourage one C. J. Hood to bring and prosecute a claim of said Hood against the Santa Fe Railway Company in which appellant had no…