Crum v. State

KRUEGER, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of the offense of kidnapping, and her punishment was assessed at confinement in the state penitentiary for a term of five years.

The testimony shows that on the night of June 11, 1935, the appellant, aided by others, confined Harvey Crum in his room, whipped, beat, and otherwise mistreated him until he signed, acknowledged, and delivered to her a deed conveying to her certain real estate situated in the city of Fort Worth, Texas.

Appellant’s first contention is that the law under which this prosecution was instituted is unconstitutional in that the caption…