Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1910

Nobles v. State

Nobles v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Decided December 7, 1910 · Davidson
132 S.W. 773; 60 Tex. Crim. 504; 1910 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 540 (South Western Reporter)

Nobles v. State

Opinion of the Court

DAVIDSON, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was convicted of robbery, and given ijorty years in the penitentiary.

The indictment charges appellant did on the 29th day of February, 1910, commit the offense of robbery as set out in thes indictment. Motion is made to quash on the ground that the indictment sets out an impossible date, does not comply with the law in regard to charging the date of the offense, etc. This motion is well taken, and should have been sustained. The precise question was decided in the case of Stephens v. State, 51 Texas Crim., 406. In that case the indictment charged that the offense was committed on the 31st day of June, an impossible date. The indictment was held vicious. This is a companion case to McGinsey v. State, this day decided. The same question arose in that case, and the authorities are cited.

Because the indictment is invalid the judgment is reversed and the prosecution is ordered dismissed. '

Reversed and dismissed.

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