Legal Opinion

Douglas v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided February 24, 1937No. 18827Published

1Opinion of the Court

KRUEGER, Judge.

— The offense is fornication; the punishment a fine of $100.00.

Appellant’s main contention is that the complaint and information upon which the conviction in this case is based is insufficient to charge an offense under the law. Looking to the-information, which is in the exact language of the complaint, we find it contains four counts. However, we deem it necessary to determine only the sufficiency of the count upon which, the conviction is based because the testimony fails to sustain the *43allegations contained in any of the other counts. Omitting, thé formal parts thereof, it…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Thurston v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1910
  2. Jones v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1891

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