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460 S.W.2d 136

Holly v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided December 2, 1970

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · decided 1970-12-02

Cited by 2 later decisions — most recently April 1991

2 state decisions

Relies on Carter v. State

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Decided 1970-12-02

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¶1OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

¶2The offense is driving while intoxicated; the punishment, 3 days in jail and a fine of $100.00.

¶3Able State’s Attorney points the Court’s attention to the failure of the record to reflect a signature on the complaint and the failure of the complaint and information to contain the signature of the county attorney or an assistant county attorney of Lubbock County, Texas. Our attention is directed to the opinion of this Court in Carter v. State, 398 S.W.2d 290. Article 21.22, Vernon’s Ann.C.C.P. provides that: “No information shall be presented until affidavit has been made by some credible person charging the defendant with an offense. The affidavit shall be filed with the information. It may be sworn to before the district or county attorney who, for that purpose, shall have the power to administer the oath, or it may be made before any officer authorized by law to administer oaths.”

¶4It therefore appears from the record that the conviction is void and should be reversed and prosecution ordered dismissed.

¶5It is so ordered.

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