Alvarado v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
The same order quashing the indictment for the above reasons stated in the opinion is made in Nos. 4930, 4931, 4932 and 4934 against the same appellant, and the cause is reversed and remanded with instructions. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIDSON, Presiding Judge.
Appellant was convicted of horse theft and allotted two years confinement in the penitentiary.
He was not defended by an attorney. Subsequent to his conviction his brother employed Dawson & .Anderson to look after his case. Motion for new trial was filed and overruled, and notice of appeal given. Later, and during the term, it is claimed that it was discovered that the original indictment did not begin, “In the name and by the authority of the State of Texas,” but did begin, “In the name,and authority of the State of Texas.” The two words “by the” in front of…
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