Roberts v. State

HENDEBSON, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of slander, and his punishment assessed at a fine of $100, and prosecutes this appeal.

Appellant made a motion to quash the information on the ground that it did not charge an offense. The offense charged is that appellant did impute to a female in this State, to wit: M. E. Cook and Topsey Cook, a want of chastity, to wit: The said J. W. Boberts in the presence and hearing of I. T. Titus and Bufe Green, falsely, maliciously and wantonly did say of and concerning the said M. E. Cook and Topsey Cook, in substance as follows, to wit: “Old Cook’s folks…