Legal Opinion

Logan v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided January 30, 1924No. 8251Published

Appeal from (District Court, Polk County; J. L. Manry, Judge. Lee Logan was convicted of perjury, and be appeals.

1Opinion

On Motion for Rehearing.

[4] In his motion appellant sets up that the indictment is fatally defective in that it alleges that appellant testified before the grand jury that he “did buy a quart of whis-ky from Robert Ash * * * in the presence of Johnny Smithers,’’ the proposition being that the latter allegation was immaterial and invalidated the indictment. We do not think so. Reference to the indictment discloses that it is alleged that it became and was “a material inquiry before said grand jury * * * whether * * * Robert Ash had * * * unlawfully sold to Lee Logan * * * intoxicating liquor,”…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Biard v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1908
  2. Butler v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1896

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