Wilkins v. State

The offense is unlawfully carrying a pistol; punishment fixed at a fine of $159.

The trial was had upon an indictment purported to have beeh returned in the district court of Somervell county. Preliminary to the trial, appellant filed a sworn plea challenging the jurisdiction upon the ground that there was no order of the district court transferring the case to the county court. The plea was overruled, and exception taken. Under the statute (article 419, C. C. P. 1925), where an indictment is returned in the district court for an offense which is not within the jurisdiction of that court, but…