Johnson v. State

Texas Supreme Court

Johnson v. State

36 Tex. 202

CourtTexas Supreme Court

DecidedJuly 1, 1872

StatusPublished

Cited by1 cases

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Johnson v. State, 36 Tex. 202 (Tex. 1872).

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Walker, J.

The appellant was indicted for murder, and was tried and convicted of manslaughter. He was not served with a copy of the indictment, nor with a list of the names of the special venire. The trial was not, in this respect, according to law. Paschal’s Digest, Article 2935, provides that the prison[203]*203er shall be served with a copy of the indictment at least two whole days before he can be arraigned for trial. *

The judgment must be reversed and cause remanded.

Reversed and remanded.

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Walker, J.

The appellant was indicted for murder, and was tried and convicted of manslaughter. He was not served with a copy of the indictment, nor with a list of the names of the special venire. The trial was not, in this respect, according to law. Paschal’s Digest, Article 2935, provides that the prison[203]*203er shall be served with a copy of the indictment at least two whole days before he can be arraigned for trial. *

The judgment must be reversed and cause remanded.

Reversed and remanded.

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36 Tex. 202, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/johnson-v-state-tex-1872.

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