Legal Opinion

James v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided January 19, 1938No. 19320Published

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1Opinion

In the count of the indictment under which appellant was convicted the word "fraudulently" was misspelled, it being alleged that appellant fraudelently received and concealed the alleged stolen property. Appellant's motion to quash the indictment reads, in part, as follows: "And for the further reason that said second count is fatally defective in that same contains words which have no meaning and which render said indictment, and especially the second count thereof, so vague, indefinite and uncertain that it is not possible to determine the offense sought to be charged against defendant." In…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. State v. EarpTexas Supreme Court · 1874
  2. Limbrick v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1931

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