Smith v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of La Salle. Tried below before Hon. A. L. McLean. Appeal from a conviction for libel; penalty, a fine of $100. Ho statement necessary.
1Opinion of the Court
HENDERSON", Judge.
Appellant was convicted of libel, and Ms punishment assessed at a fine of $100; hence this appeal.
Appellant made a motion to quash the indictment on the ground that it failed to charge an offense, which was overruled; and he assigns this action of the court as error. The charging part of the indictment is as follows: “Scandal is a vulture that dips in dirty pools, by reason of which Joseph Cotulla, Poland’s distinguished son, or at times not improperly denominated 'La Salle’s Squaw Belligerent,’ talks altogether too much with his mouth. It is a task of no inconsiderable…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- McKie v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1897
3Cited by6 opinions
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- Ex Parte MeckelCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1919
- Mirick v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1918
- Gonzales v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1910
- Yancy v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1905
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