Murrey v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the County Court of Hamilton. Tried below before Hon. J. W. Warren. Appeal from a conviction of drunkenness in a public place; penalty, a fine of $1. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
HENDERSON, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of drunkenness in a public place, his punishment fixed at a fine of $1, and appeals.
Appellant assigns as error the action of the court refusing to quash the information on the ground that the same was not signed and presented by a proper officer. Said information is signed as follows: “R. Q. Murphree, County Attorney Hamilton County, Texas, by S. R. Allen, deputy.” His contention being that there is no such officer as “deputy county attorney” known to the laws of this State. In this connection also he insists that the proof showed the said Allen was…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Wilkins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1894
3Cited by1 opinion
- Padillo v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1967