Bird v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the County Court of Wise. Tried below before the Hon. W. H. Bullock, County Judge. The indictment jointlyimpleaded the appellant and Ida Smith for adultery. The appellant, being alone upon trial, was convicted, and his punishment assessed at a fine of one hundred dollars.
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Appeal from the County Court of Wise. Tried below before the Hon. W. H. Bullock, County Judge. The indictment jointlyimpleaded the appellant and Ida Smith for adultery. The appellant, being alone upon trial, was convicted, and his punishment assessed at a fine of one hundred dollars. The testimony shows that the defendant rented a certain house in Decatur which for a time was occupied by his co-defendant, Ida Smith; that he bought and paid for the furniture that was used in the said house, and that he bought and paid for supplies of groceries that were delivered at the said house. When he…
1Opinion of the Court
Willson, Judge.
Two modes of committing the crimes of adultery and fornication are prescribed by the Penal Code of this State. 1. By the parties living together and having carnal intercourse with each other. 2. By the parties having habitual carnal intercourse with each other, without living to*637gether. (Penal Code, arts. 333-337.) The articles cited became law upon the adoption of the Revised Code, and they changed materially the statutes then in force, relating to said offenses, and the changes made rendered inapplicable some rules and principles announced in decisions made under the former…
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