Scott v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Hamilton. Tried below before the Hon. J. H. Arnold. Appeal from a conviction of perjury; penalty, two years imprisonment in the penitentiary. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIDSON, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of perjury, his punishment being assessed at two years confinement in the penitentiary.
The indictment is attacked because the questions asked by the grand jury of the witness were too general. The allegation is that appellant appeared before the grand jury, and was asked whether he had at any time within the last two years next preceding the second day of September, 1913, in Hamilton County, played at any game with dice upon which money was bet and whether he had seen any game played with dice upon which money was bet in Hamilton County, Texas, within…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Drake v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1912
- McMahan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1911
- Russell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1894
- Deary v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1911
- Dorsey v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1898
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Caruth v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1915
- Warren v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1924
- Bell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1914
- Knox v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1929
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