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8 Tex. Ct. App. 344

Thomas v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided July 1, 1880

Court of Appeals of Texas · decided 1880-07-01

Appeals from the Criminal District Court of Galveston. Tried below before the Hon. G. Cook. The appellants were jointly indicted, but separately tried and found guilty of burglary. A term of two years in the penitentiary was assessed and adjudged against each of them ; from which judgments they appealed.

Decided 1880-07-01

Clark, J.

¶1At a former day of this term the judgment in this case was affirmed without a written opinion, there being no statement of facts, and the only complaint upon the part of appellant being that the indictment was defective for numerous reasons assigned. Our examination of the indictment revealed a perfect indictment for the particular species of burglary charged, and it was so announced at the time the judgment of affirmance was entered.

¶2Appellant, in a learned argument on rehearing, insists that the indictment is void because it does not conclude “ against the peace and dignity of the State,” and cites us to the indictment in support of the position. The indorsement “a true bill” on the left-hand margin of the paper constitutes no part of the indictment under our practice, and the constitutional conclusion fully appears in the indictment in this case.

¶3The motion for rehearing is overruled.

¶4Rehearing refused.

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