Diese v. State

GRAVES, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was charged with a violation of the liquor laws in Mitchell County, and upon his trial before a jury was fined the sum of $1,000.00.

It is the appellant’s contention that the county court of Mitchell County was not legally in session at the time of the trial of this case on August 29, 1951. Appellant insists that the court had no right to be in session at that time and that therefore this trial was without due process of law.

The following is an order of the commissioners’ court dated February 12, 1951:

“The Court approved County Court Terms as follows:

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