State v. Johnson
Texas Supreme Court
State v. Johnson, 32 Tex. 96 (Tex. 1869)
Lindsay
State v. Johnson
Opinion of the Court
The motion to quash the indictment in tills case was properly sustained. There is no allegation in it, of either the time or oí the place of the commission of the offense. The first is necessary, that it may appear from the charge it is not barred by the statute of limitations. The other is indispensable, that the court may know whether it has jurisdiction of the cause. For these defects it was rightfully quashed. The judgment is affirmed.
Affirmed.
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- State v. Phil Johnson
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- Syllabus
- 1—An indictment is quasliable unless it contains allegations both of the timo and of the place at which the offense is charged to have been committed. 2.—The time must be alleged, in order that it may appear that the offense is not barred by the statute of limitations. 8—The place must be alleged, in order that it may appear that the court has jurisdiction of the cause.