Crisp v. State

LATTIMORE, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of felony theft, in the District Court of Cooke County, and given a punishment of two years in the penitentiary, from which he appeals.

On the trial, the following form of oath was administered to the jury:

“You and each of you solemnly swear that in the ease of the State of Texas, against G. W. Crisp, the defendant, you will a true verdict render according to the law and the evidence.”

Appellant has a bill of exceptions, complaining that this is not such an oath as is required to be administered to a jury. This bill is qualified by the court by the…