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26 Tex. 201

State v. Davis

Texas Supreme Court

Decided July 1, 1862

Texas Supreme Court · decided 1862-07-01

Tried below before the Hon. Charles; A. Frazer. At the Fall Term, 18G0, of the District Court of Harrison county, the grand jury returned the following indictment against the appellee: “In the name and by the authority of the State of Texas, the grand jurors for the State of Texas, duly selected, empanneled, sworn and charged to inquire of alt. offences against the laws indictable within the body of the county of Harrison, in the State of Texas, upon their oath, present that…

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Decided 1862-07-01

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Wheeler, C. J.

¶1It does not appear by the record, nor is it perceived upon what ground the indictment was adjudged insuffi-cient. We are of opinion that the offence is sufficiently charged .in the indictment, and that the court erred in sustaining the exceptions. The judgment is therefore reversed and the cause remanded for further proceedings.

¶2Reversed and remanded.

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