Stephens v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Writ of error from the County Court of Johnson. Tried below before the Hon. J. D. Goldsmith. Appeal from a judgment on scire facias proceedings in a local option case. Also motion to retax costs. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
This is a writ of error from the County Court of Johnson County. It appears to have been sued out in proper time and a supersedeas bond executed. (Art. 927, Code Crim. Proc., art. 1389, Rev. Civ. Stat.)
Appellant insists that the judgment should be reversed against the principal and sureties in the final judgment on the scire facias proceedings in the county court, because no offense is named in the bond in the nisi judgment or the judgment final. The offense named in said proceedings is "violating the local option law." This is not an offense eo nomine, nor does the language used describe an…
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