Billingslea v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
MORRISON, Judge.
The offense is the possession of whisky for the purpose of sale in a dry area, with a prior conviction alleged to enhance the punishment; the punishment, a fine of $2,000.00.
No statement of facts accompanies the record.
Complaint is made for the first time in this court that the information is not based on a valid complaint because the complaint itself is fatally defective and void. The complaint purports to be the affidavit of E. Dean Fuller; it is signed “E. Dean Fuller”; but when the officer came to affix his jurat he did so as follows:
“Sworn to and subscribed before me by…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Hampton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1952
- Howard v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1952
- Chapman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1938
3Cited by9 opinions
- Peterson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1987
- Cadenhead v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1963
- Crawford v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1960
- Womack v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1956
- Thomas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1962
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