Ashby v. State

DIXON, Chief Justice.

This is a civil suit in the nature of a disbarment proceeding brought under the authority of Article XII of the Rules governing The State Bar of Texas, published immediately following Art. 320a-l, V.A.C.S.

A jury found that appellant (1) had knowingly made a false affidavit in an injunction suit styled E. L. Davis v. Bill Decker, Sheriff, when he swore that the signature of Robert Louis Smith, principal on a bail bond, was a forgery, whereas in truth and fact said signature was not a forgery; and (2) had known when certain articles of jewelry came into his possession that…