Adcock v. State

HAWKINS, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was charged in the County Court of Coleman County, Texas, with selling whisky in a dry area.

Upon his plea of guilty he was fined $150.00. The prosecution was predicated upon a complaint filed originally in the county court. No information was ever filed. The judgment was entered against appellant on November 3, 1947. On November 4, through his attorney, appellant filed a motion for a new trial averring that he was not legally tried, and was not legally charged with any offense, and that in the absence of an information the Court was without jurisdiction to…