Legal Opinion

Kirksey v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided February 22, 1911No. 982PublishedCited by 4 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

HARPER, Judge.

—In this case the defendant was convicted in the District Court of Shelby County of the offense of violating the local option law.

Defendant complains of the action of the court in overruling his application for a continuance. Inasmuch as this case will be reversed on other grounds assigned, it is needless to discuss this matter.

In bill of exception Ho. 2 defendant complains of the refusal of the court to permit him to contest the validity of the local option election held in Shelby County on the 11th day of September, 1909. In this the court did not err. In the Acts of the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Simmons v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1909
  2. Hightower v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1910
  3. Prater v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1910

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Jennings v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1918
  2. Jackson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1915
  3. Musgrove v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1953
  4. Musgrove v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1953

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