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33 Tex. 446

Chavis v. State

Texas Supreme Court

Decided July 1, 1870

Texas Supreme Court · decided 1870-07-01

<p>Appeal from Bexar. Tried below before the Hon. Thos. H. Stribling.</p> <p>The opinion states the material facts.</p>

Decided 1870-07-01

Walker, J.

¶1It is very difficult to imagine how this case gets before us. The appellant is indicted for permitting a gaming bank. A motion is made to quash the indictment: the mo*447tion is overruled, and an appeal is attempted to be taken to this court.

¶2Ho appeal should have been allowed. If the defendant thought himself aggrieved by the ruling of the court, he should have saved an exception upon the record.

¶3The indictment is sufficient in law, and the cause should have proceeded to trial. Were such a practice’ permitted, no person charged with crime could ever be brought to trial, as- there would be no end of motions to quash, and no end of appeals from the judgments of the court.

¶4The appeal is dismissed at the costs of appellant, and the cause remanded to he proceeded with in accordance with this opinion.

¶5Reversed and remanded.

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