Smith v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
MORROW, Presiding Judge.
Conviction is for bribery; punishment fixed at confinement in the penitentiary for a period of four vears.
It was charged that appellant sought to bribe the County Superintendent of Public Schools to omit the performance of his official duty. (See Art. 174 of the Penal Code).
Certain negroes were applicants for teachers’ certificates. The law made the County Superintendent their custodian and charged him with the duty of forwarding them to the State Superintendent of Education. (See Vernon’s Civil Statutes, Articles 2786 and 2787). During the examination an agreement was…
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