Baker v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the County Court of Johnson. Tried below before Hon. F. E. Adams, County Judge. The conviction in this case was for unlawfully carrying a pistol, and the penalty assessed by the verdict was a fine of twenty-five dollars and twenty days in the county jail. Mary R Renfro was the first witness for the State. She testified that she was the mother of Annette Baker, the wife of Julius Baker, who was the brother of the defendant.
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Appeal from the County Court of Johnson. Tried below before Hon. F. E. Adams, County Judge. The conviction in this case was for unlawfully carrying a pistol, and the penalty assessed by the verdict was a fine of twenty-five dollars and twenty days in the county jail. Mary R Renfro was the first witness for the State. She testified that she was the mother of Annette Baker, the wife of Julius Baker, who was the brother of the defendant. The witness's husband died in 1885, leaving to witness and his daughter Annette the home place in Johnson County, Texas, which place the witness continued to…
1Opinion of the Court
Hurt, Judge.
This conviction was for carrying a pistol. The appellant was indicted in the District Court and the papers certified down to the County Court. When the case was called for trial in the County Court counsel for appellant moved to quash because there was printed on the back of said indictment the following: “ Certified copy of indictment, class No. 2.” This endorsement was not signed by any one. It is contended that this endorsement shows that the indictment sent to the County Court was a copy. Not being signed by the district clerk or authenticated in any manner we think it shows…
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