Legal Opinion

Dawes v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided June 2, 1920No. 5825PublishedCited by 4 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

LATTIMORE, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of felony theft in t^ie District Court of "Wichita County, and his punishment fixed at two years confinement in the penitentiary.

This Court judicially knows that Hon. P. A. Martin is not judge of the Thirtieth Judicial District of this State. We observe that all orders, charges, and bills of exception in this record are signed ";P, A. Martin, Special Judge. 30th Judicial District Nothing appears in the record showing how any special judge became qualified or authorized to act herein, or that any oath of office was administered to him The uniform…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Summerlin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1913

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Woodland v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1945
  2. Petitte v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1929
  3. Salazar v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1925
  4. Norman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1925

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