Legal Opinion

Gates v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided June 26, 1940No. 20765Published

1Opinion

*236ON APPELLANT'S MOTION FOR REHEARING.

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

In his motion for rehearing appellant reiterates his contention that- the district court of Polk County was without jurisdiction to proceed with the trial. It is appellant’s position that the order of the district court of Walker County changing the venue to Polk County is void, in that it fails to state that the judge was of the opinion that a trial, alike fair and impartial to appellant and the state, could not be had in Walker County. The change of venue to Polk County was upon the court’s own motion. Article 560, C. C. P., reads as…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Gibson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1908
  2. Mitchell v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1875
  3. MacKlin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1908
  4. Sharp v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1917
  5. Sanchez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1921

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