Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 1879

Morehead v. State

Morehead v. State
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided July 1, 1879 · White
7 Tex. Ct. App. 126

Morehead v. State

Opinion of the Court

White, P. J.

In this case the record fails to disclose' that defendant pleaded to the indictment. The record must show affirmatively the entry of the plea, or the conviction cannot stand. Stacey v. The State, 3 Texas Ct. App. 121; Satterwhite v. The State, 3 Texas Ct. App. 428 ; Morris v. The State, 4 Texas Ct. App. 489; Bush v. The State, 5 Texas Ct. App. 64.

The judgment is reversed and the cause remanded.

Reversed and remanded.

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