Legal Opinion

Stiles v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided November 15, 1944No. 22957PublishedCited by 2 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

HAWKINS, Presiding Judge.

Conviction is for possessing marihuana, punishment assessed being two years in the penitentiary.

The record is before us without bills of exception or statement of facts.

Appellant filed a very lengthy motion to quash the jury panel, alleging that they had not been properly summoned in that they were summoned by ordinary one cent postal cards; that the sheriff had not used due diligence in serving all prospective jurors drawn from the jury wheel, and that the judge had arbitrarily and illegally excused some 25 men from those summoned. The State controverted appellant’s…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Parish v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1942
  2. Walker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1926
  3. Lenox v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1942
  4. McDonald v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1924

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Harrington v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968
  2. Harrington v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968

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