Legal Opinion

Grayson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 25, 1896No. 1043PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Appeal from the District Court of Freestone. Tried below before Hon. Rueus Hardy. This appeal is from a conviction for assault with intent to murder, the punishment being assessed at two years’ imprisonment in the penitentiary. There is no statement of facts in the record.

1Opinion of the Court

DAVIDSON, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction of assault with intent to murder. After announcement of ready for trial, the State was permitted to amend the indictment so as to make it show the organization of the grand jury at the “September term, 1895,” instead of at the “September term, 189-—,” as originally written in said indictment. An exception was reserved to this ruling of the court. If this was. a necessary, formal part of the indictment, the amendment should have been made before an announcement of readiness for trial by the parties, upon the exception urged. This amendment,,…

2Cited by10 opinions

  1. Lyles v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1961
  2. Hightower v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1914
  3. Hightower v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1914
  4. Paulk v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1924
  5. Rowlett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1951

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