Addison v. State

LATTIMORE, Judge.

Appellant was convicted in the County Court of Hill County for the violation of article 316, P. C., which forbids divulging the proceedings of any grand jury, and his punishment fixed at a fine of $100.

Appellant was a witness before the grand jury and was interrogated as to certain gaming. It was charged that he afterwards divluged to Ward Russell the facts which he had learned by reason of his being such witness. On the trial the State introduced the foreman of the grand jury, one Wilson, to show that the appellant was such witness before said body, and also what he…