State v. Vargas

KLINGEMAN, Justice.

Suit for damages for wrongful conviction and imprisonment, by Anastacio Vargas, appellee here, against the State of Texas, appellant here, under the provisions of Art. Ill, Sec. 51-c, Tex.Const., Vernon’s Ann.St., and Vernon’s Ann.Tex.Pen.Code Art. 1176a (1966), herein referred to as the “Act.” Trial was by the court without a jury and judgment was rendered awarding appellee $20,000.00 in damages for physical and mental pain and suffering.

In 1925, appellee was indicted and tried for the murder of Louisa Garcia, and upon trial was found guilty and his punishment assessed at…