Harvey v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Harvey v. State, 115 S.W. 1193 (Tex. Crim. App. 1909)
55 Tex. Crim. 199; 1909 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 24
Ramsey

Harvey v. State

Opinion of the Court

RAMSEY, Judge.

The appellant appeals from a conviction in the court below, charged with sodomy.

The charge is too horrible to contemplate, and too revolting to discuss. We think the indictment does not charge an offense against the laws of this State. Almost this identical .question was discussed and decided in the ease of Lewis v. State, 35 S. W. Rep., 372. A similar transaction was held not to be sodomy under the statute in the case of Prindle v. State, 31 Texas Crim. Rep., 551. We think that some legislation should be enacted covering these unnatural crimes.

For the reason that no offense is charged in the indictment against the laws of this State, the judgment of conviction is reversed and the prosecution ordered dismissed.

Dismissed.

Reference

Full Case Name
Arthur Harvey v. the State
Cited By
12 cases
Status
Published