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4 Tex. Ct. App. 93

Thompson v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided July 1, 1878

Court of Appeals of Texas · decided 1878-07-01

<p>Appeal from the County Court of Dallas. Tried below before the Hon. R. H. West, County Judge.</p> <p>The charge was keeping a disorderly house.</p>

Decided 1878-07-01

Ector, P. J.

¶1The record in this case does not show that

¶2defendant pleaded to the indictment, or that the plea of not guilty was entered for him by the court. This has been held necessary in every criminal action, and is required by .the statute. Code Cr. Proc., arts. 473, 480 (Pasc. Dig., arts. 2942, 2947).

¶3It is not necessary that we should notice any of the other points raised in the assignment, as, in all probability, they will not arise on another trial. The judgment is reversed and the cause remanded.

¶4jReversed and remanded.

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