Brunk v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
MORRISON, Judge.
The offense is robbery; the punishment, 25 years.
*542No statement of facts accompanies the record.
Appellant’s sole bill of exception is addressed to the motion to quash the indictment, because it was signed by someone other than the regular foreman of the grand jury. Article 396, C. C. P., states that an indictment should be signed by the foreman. However, Article 512, C. C. P., precludes an exception based upon the want of his signature.
In Parkinson v. State, 87 Tex. Cr. Rep. 176, 220 S. W. 774, the indictment was signed by a member of the grand jury who was not the foreman. We…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Parkinson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1920