Sewell v. State
291 S.W. 549, 1926 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 986
Opinions
Conviction is for murder; punishment being five years in the penitentiary.
The record discloses that the trial was had before a special judge, but fails to show why or how he was selected, or that proper oath was administered. Article 556, C. C. P. 1925 Rev., and authorities noted under said article in Vernon’s C. C. P. vol. 1. See, also, Norman v. State, 102 Tex. Cr. R. 5, 277 S. W. 126, and authorities therein cited.
The judgment must be reversed, and the cause remanded.
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