Williams v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
The indictment was filed in open court in t-he District Court on the 4th day of April, 1896. The certificate of the District Clerk, in transferring the cause to the County Court, recited as follows: “At a term of the District Court begun and holden within and for the county of Collin, at McKinney, on the 16th day of March, 1896, and which adjourned on the .... day of.........., 189.., the Hon. J. E. Dillard, judge thereof, presiding, the following proceedings were had in the…
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The indictment was filed in open court in t-he District Court on the 4th day of April, 1896. The certificate of the District Clerk, in transferring the cause to the County Court, recited as follows: “At a term of the District Court begun and holden within and for the county of Collin, at McKinney, on the 16th day of March, 1896, and which adjourned on the .... day of.........., 189.., the Hon. J. E. Dillard, judge thereof, presiding, the following proceedings were had in the cause of the State of Texas v. Harry Williams and numbered 4811, to-wit: On this 4 day of April, 1&96, came into open…
1Opinion of the Court
HURT, Presiding Judge.
Conviction for violating local option law. The indictment was presented in the District Court, and transferred to the County Court of Collin County. Appellant pleaded to the jurisdiction of the County Court, because the order transferring the case was not a legal order. It makes no difference whether or not the District Court had adjourned when the order for and the transfer were made. The record shows that the indictment was returned into open court by the grand jury. In the plea to the jurisdiction are improperly embraced (but we will consider the same) grounds in…
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