Johnson, Jr. v. State

EBOOKS, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of an offer to bribe an officer, and his punishment fixed at two years confinement in the penitentiary.

The facts show that appellant offered Geo. H. Heck, sheriff of Victoria County, $10 to release from his custody, Malinda Lewis, whom the sheriff held as a prisoner under the charge of forgery.

Appellant in his motion for new trial complains that the verdict of the jury shows defendant is not guilty of any offense known to the laws of Texas. The verdict reads, “We, the jury, find the defendant guilty of an attempt to bribe an officer, as charged in the…