Bruce v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the County Court of Parker. Tried below before Hon. A. J. Hood, Jr., County Judge. This appeal is from a conviction for a violation of local option, the punishment being assessed at a fine of $25, and twenty days’ imprisonment in the county jail.
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Appeal from the County Court of Parker. Tried below before Hon. A. J. Hood, Jr., County Judge. This appeal is from a conviction for a violation of local option, the punishment being assessed at a fine of $25, and twenty days’ imprisonment in the county jail. A motion was made to quash the information, as follows: (1) Because it fails to allege that a petition such as is required by law before an election can be ordered, was presented to the Commissioners’ Court, and that the Commissioners’ Court ordered an election. (2) Because it fails to allege that an order of the Commissioners’ Court had…
1Opinion of the Court
HURT, Presiding Judge.
This appeal is prosecuted from a conviction for a violation of the local opition law in Precinct No. 1, of Parker County. Several objections were urged to the information because of supposed defects. "These exceptions have no merit. The information is in the usual form, such as has been invariably approved by this court. Several objections were urged to the introduction of the minutes of the Commissioners’ Court, showing the order of said court directing the election for local option for said Precinct No. 1. One of the grounds ■ of objection to said testimony is that it…
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