Legal Opinion

Bell v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided June 23, 1922No. 7024PublishedCited by 44 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

LATTIMORE, Judge.

— Appellant was convicted in the Criminal District Court of Tarrant County of the offense of manufacturing liquor, and his punishment fixed at four years in the penitentiary.

We know of no law in this State to justify the quashing of an indictment upon the ground that illegal testimony was heard by the grand jury returning such indictment. There was no error in the action of the lower court in refusing to quash the indictment in the instant case based upon said proposition.

It is not necessary that the indictment allege that the manufacture of the liquor in question was not for…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Bronson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1910
  2. Gowans v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1912
  3. Hickman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1912

3Cited by44 opinions

  1. Carpenter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  2. Barnes v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1965
  3. Coburn v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1923
  4. Ard v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1925
  5. Hayes v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1930

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