Anthony v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the County Court of Harrison. Tried below before the Honorable W. H. Strength. Appeal from a conviction of adultery; penalty, a fine of $100. The opinion states the case. On question of insufficient jurat: Goodman v. State, 212 S. W., 171, and cases cited in opinion. . On question of preparing written charge: Abrigo v. State, 178 S. W. Rep., 518.
1Opinion of the Court
LATTIMORE, Judge.
This is an appeal from a conviction for adultery in the County Court of Harrison County, the punishment being fixed at a fine of $100.
Appellant made a motion to quash directed at an alleged defective jurat affixed to the complaint. Said jurat appears as follows:
“Sworn to and subscribed before me by A. J. Munden, a credible person, on this the 22d. day of December, 1920.
“F. M. Scott, County Attorney, Harrison County, Texas.
By Jas. T. Casey, Assistant.”
The Assistant Attorney General has confessed this to be erroneous. This direct question was before this court in Goodman v.…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Arbetter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1916
- Goodman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1919
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