Legal Opinion

Lamantia v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided February 2, 1938No. 19274PublishedCited by 3 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

KRUEGER, Judge. —

Appellant was convicted of the offense of operating an open saloon, and his punishment was assessed at confinement in the county jail for a period of ninety days.

His only contention is that the complaint and information does not charge an offense under Art. 666-3, P. C.

The information, which followed the wording of the complaint in the second count thereof, omitting the formal parts, charged:. “Heretofore, on the 7th day of April, A. D. 1937, the said A. Lamantia, George Archer and Leon Allen did then and there operate and assist in operating an open saloon, and was then and…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1925
  2. Bilby v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1931

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Anderson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1943
  2. Terry v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1939
  3. Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1938

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