Brown v. State
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Dallas. Tried below before the Hon. Silas Hare, judge of the criminal court of Dallas. The facts appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Gould, Associate Justice.
This is an appeal from a conviction under an indictment for falsely assuming and pretending to be a notary public. The indictment was framed under an act passed November 12, 1866, found in the general laws of the regular session of-the-eleventh legislature, page 201. It is as follows : “ That if any person *479shall falsely assume or pretend to be a justice of the peace, constable, sheriff, deputy sheriff, coroner, or any other judicial or ministerial officer, and shall take upon himself to act as such, or to require any person to assist him in matters pertaining to the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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