Legal Opinion

McKie v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided April 21, 1897No. 993PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Appeal from the County Court of El Paso. Tried below before Hon. P. E. Hunter, County Judge. Appeal from a conviction for libel; penalty, a fine of $100. The information is set out in the opinion. Defendant’s motion to quash was overruled.

1Opinion of the Court

HENDERSON, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of libel, and his punishment assessed at a fine of §100; hence this appeal. Appellant assigns as error the refusal of the court to quash the information. Said information, as to the charging part, is as follows, to-wit: That said “A B. McKie did then and there, with intent to injure J. A. Smith, did unlawfully and maliciously make, write, print, publish, sell, and circulate a malicious statement of and concerning one J. A. Sm'th, and affecting the reputation of the said J. A. Smith, to the tenor following, to-wit: ‘A Card. A few days ago, J. A. Smith,…

2Cited by9 opinions

  1. Lockhart v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1908
  2. Potter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1919
  3. Alsup v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1921
  4. Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1898
  5. Curl v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1912

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