Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 1883

Hammers v. State

Hammers v. State
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided January 17, 1883 · Willson
13 Tex. Ct. App. 344; 1883 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 6

Hammers v. State

Opinion of the Court

Willson, J.

Defendant was convicted of the offense of imputing a want of chastity to a female. Exceptions to the information, because the words constituting the alleged slander were not set forth therein, were overruled. This was error. In charging this offense, the words alleged to be slanderous must be set forth substantially. (Lagrone v. The State, 12 Texas Ct. App., 426; Melton v. The State, 12 Texas Ct. App., 552.)

Reversed and dismissed.

Opinion delivered January 17, 1883.

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