Vaughn v. State

Appellant's motion for rehearing attacks the definition of an affidavit and observes that no Texas cases have been cited.

A further examination of the authorities has convinced the writer that Texas cases which would aid in the subject are generally based upon text books and the decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States and of other States, in precisely the same way as the original opinion in this case. It is no departure for this court to go to the source for the conclusions reached by former decisions of this court and also of other courts.

One of the cases cited by appellant is Ex…