Legal Opinion

Jones v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided May 7, 1913No. 2426PublishedCited by 2 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

In this case appellant was prosecuted and convicted of violating the local option law, and his punishment assessed at a fine of $25 and sixty days imprisonment in the county jail.

The court did not err in overruling the motion to quash the indictment, as the indictment did allege the date on which the local option election was held, towit: on June 6, 1903, and that thereafter on August 17, 1912, appellant made a sale of intoxicating liquors. The date of the election conclusively shows that the County Court had jurisdiction of the offense.

There are many questions presented in the record, but as…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Moreno v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1911
  2. Moreno v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1911

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Timmins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1917
  2. McGinnis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976

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