Sullivan v. State

OPINION

OSBORN, Justice.

This is an appeal from a quo warranto proceeding in the 41st District Court of El Paso County holding (1) that Article 5968, Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann., is constitutional, and (2) that the office of Sheriff of El Paso County became vacant on June 21, 1978. We affirm.

Michael Sullivan, Jr., the duly elected Sheriff of El Paso County, was indicted on two counts on February 23, 1978, for official misconduct in connection with work done at his home by County employees. The following day, a suit was filed by the District Attorney in the 171st District Court seeking to have the…