Legal Opinion

Hurst v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided April 27, 1898No. 1394PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Appeal from the County Court of Hamilton. Tried below before Hon. J. C. Main, County Judge. Appeal from a conviction for swindling; penalty, a fine of $100 and twenty-four hours imprisonment in the county jail. Ho statement necessary.

1Opinion of the Court

HENDERSON, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of swindling, and his punishment assessed at a fine of $100 and twenty-four hours imprisonment in the county jail; hence this appeal.

What purports to be a statement of facts was not approved by the judge. There is an affidavit in the record intending to set up some character of diligence on the part of the appellant to obtain the approval of the judge, but it fails to show any diligence exercised in endeavoring to obtain the approval of the judge. If appellant had shown diligence to obtain the approval of the judge to a statement of facts, and the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Owens v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1892
  2. Johnson v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1881

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Preeman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1917
  2. Anderson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1915
  3. Doxey v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1905
  4. Hunter, Alias Hunt v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1904
  5. Helsey v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1920

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