Legal Opinion

Smith v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided February 24, 1960No. 31,527Published

1Opinion of the Court

MORRISON, Presiding Judge.

The offense is aggravated assault; the punishment, six months in jail.

Attack is here made upon the sufficiency of the jurat to the complaint. It reads as follows:

“Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 3rd day of September 1959.
*369“Burney Walker (typed)
“Criminal District Attorney, McLennan County, Texas.
“G. R. Edwards (signed).
“Assistant Criminal District Attorney, McLennan County, Texas.”

Reliance is had upon Aleman v. State, 162 Tex. Cr. Rep. 265, 284 S. W. 2d 719; Stalcup v. State, 99 Tex. Cr. Rep. 415, 269 S. W. 1044; Anthony v. State, 90 Tex. Cr. Rep. 351, 235 S.…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Arbetter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1916
  2. Goodman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1919
  3. Stalcup v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1925
  4. Anthony v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1921
  5. Aleman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1955

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