Veal v. State

RAMSEY, Judge.

Appellant was indicted in the District Court of Lampasas County on a charge of aiding in the escape of a prisoner charged with a felony. The trial resulted in a verdict of conviction, and his punishment was assessed at confinement in the penitentiary for a term of two years.

The evidence shows that one Jim Nixon was confined in the jail of Lampasas County on a charge and under a conviction of murder in the second degree. That appellant and one George Dewy were also confined in the jail for some petty offenses. They were permitted to be and remain in what is called the…