Schwartz v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from a conviction for betting upon a general election; penalty, a fine of $25. Defendant pleaded to the jurisdiction of the County Court, because the record of the transfer of the case from the District to the County Court failed to set out the appointment and qualification of the special judge who had ordered the transfer.
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Appeal from a conviction for betting upon a general election; penalty, a fine of $25. Defendant pleaded to the jurisdiction of the County Court, because the record of the transfer of the case from the District to the County Court failed to set out the appointment and qualification of the special judge who had ordered the transfer. At the trial, H. W. Baylor testified that he, as stakeholder, held the money bet upon the election for and at the instance of defendant and Hugh J ones, the other party to the bet.
1Opinion of the Court
HENDERSON, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of betting on the result of a general election, and his punishment assessed at a fine of $25, and he prosecutes this appeal.
Appellant contends that the court erred in not sustaining his motion to the jurisdiction of the County Court. The grounds of his motion were as follows: That there was an indictment in this case found and presented in the District Court of Uvalde County, and that the same was transferred from said District Court to the County Court of Uvalde County, the orders of transfers and presentment being as follows: “At a term of the…
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