Legal Opinion

Aaronson v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided September 27, 1989No. 08-89-00151-CRPublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

OSBORN, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction in municipal court for the offense of speeding. The court assessed a fine of $30.00, plus costs. The conviction was appealed to the El Paso Municipal Court of Appeals which affirmed the judgment of the trial court. We dismiss the appeal for want of jurisdiction.

By two points of error, the Appellant contends that only the county attorney can prosecute cases in municipal courts of record and that it is a violation of due process of law to permit the city attorney to prosecute such cases. He relies upon Article 5, Section 21 of the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Harris County v. StewartTexas Supreme Court · 1897
  2. State v. MooreTexas Supreme Court · 1882
  3. Ex Parte HartCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1900

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Elijah Ratcliff v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2003
  2. Marvin L. Harrison v. State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)2001

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