Legal Opinion

Gaines v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided October 31, 1956No. 28,504Published

1Opinion

ON STATE’S MOTION FOR REHEARING

DICE, Judge.

It is now shown by supplemental transcript that the information was predicated upon a valid complaint. Therefore, our order entered on December 5, 1956, reversing the judgment and ordering the prosecution dismissed, is set aside and the case will be considered on the merits.

Briefly, the state’s evidence shows that on the night in question, State Highway Patrolmen Geeslin and Matthews observed an automobile traveling on U.S. Highway 288, in McCullough County. The officers immediately gave chase and pursued the automobile into Coleman County to a point…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Ellison v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1950
  2. Eldredge v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1955
  3. Henderson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1946
  4. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1956
  5. Anderson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1943

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