Campos v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Campos v. State

141 S.W.2d 344, 139 Tex. Crim. 411, 1940 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 383

CourtCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas

DecidedJune 5, 1940

DocketNo. 21124

StatusPublished

Cited by2 cases

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Campos v. State, 141 S.W.2d 344, 139 Tex. Crim. 411, 1940 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 383 (Tex. 1940).

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Opinion

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

The offense is theft; the punishment, confinement in jail for thirty days.

The prosecution proceeded in the county court upon an information. No complaint is embraced in the transcript. In the absence of a complaint the court below was without jurisdiction.

The judgment is reversed and the prosecution ordered dismissed.

The foregoing opinion of the Commission of Appeals has been examined by the Judges of the Court of Criminal Appeals and approved by the Court.

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