Sumner v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
KRUEGER, Judge.
— Appellant was convicted of the offense of theft of cattle, and his punishment was assessed at confinement in the state penitentiary for a term of two years.
Appellant’s main contention is that the court erred in declining to sustain his motion to quash the indictment on the ground that A. M. Brownfield, who was impaneled as a grand juror and selected as foreman thereof and acted in said capacity, is the same person named in the indictment as being the owner of the property which he, appellant, is charged with having stolen; that said A. M. Brownfield is the prosecutor in this…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Carter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1898
- Powell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1924
- Hickox v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1923
- Staton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1923
- Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1924
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