Gibbs v. State.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the Criminal District Court of Galveston. “Tried below before the Hon. Gustave Cook. All material facts are clearly stated in the opinion of the-court.
1Opinion of the Court
Ector, Presiding Judge.
The appellant, Frank Gibbs» was indicted in the criminal district court of Galveston county, at the March term, 1876, charged with robbery from the person of one Young Watson. The indictment was in accordance with the rules of pleading, and followed the approved common law forms of indictments for robbery. It gave the name of the owner, description and value of the-property taken, the manner of taking, as well as the name of the person from whom taken, and when and where taken; and there is no objection to it by appellant, as shown by the record. The appellant was put…
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