Legal Opinion

Chimene v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided April 14, 1937No. 18877PublishedCited by 8 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

KRUEGER, Judge. —

Appellant was convicted of the offense of forgery, and his punishment was assessed at confinement in the state penitentiary for a term of two years.

• Appellant’s first contention is that the court erred in declining to sustain his motion to quash the indictment on the ground..that the alleged forged instrument is ambigious without any explanatory averments. The instrument which is the subject'of the alleged forgery reads as follows:

' '•'“‘SOUTHERN UNION CASUALTY COMPANY “$24.00 Date 12-21-1935.

“RECEIVED OF Stash Novark of Willis, Texas, $24.00 upon this application to…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Martin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1919
  2. Adkins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1900
  3. Lamb-Campbell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1913

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Mitchell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1959
  2. Martinez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1960
  3. Anderson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969
  4. Blake v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1941
  5. Threadgill v. CapraSupreme Court of Colorado · 1967

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