Legal Opinion

Davis v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided February 12, 1908No. 4053PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Appeal from the County Court of Wise. , Tried below before the Hon. C. V. Terrell. Appeal from a conviction of a violation of the local option law; pern alty, a fine of $100, and sixty days confinement in the county jail. The opinion states the case. L

1Opinion of the Court

DAVIDSON, Presiding Judge.

—The record discloses that subsequent to the term of court at which the conviction occurred, all papers in the case disappeared and could not be found. Later on, motion was made by the county attorney to substitute the indictment and judgment with such other papers as he thought requisite to make a valid record to sustain the conviction. Appellant’s attorney filed a motion to substitute the statement of facts and motion for new trial. All these papers were substituted and a proper judgment of the court entered so declaring. Notice of appeal was given at the term of…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Russell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1898
  2. Lyon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1901
  3. Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1895
  4. Ex Parte IsaacsCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1895

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Adams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1921

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