Vance v. State
Texas Supreme Court
Vance v. State, 32 Tex. 396 (Tex. 1869)
Caldwell
Vance v. State
Opinion of the Court
For aught that appears in the evidence, the alleged offense may have been committed in Maine or Mexico. The venue is a material averment in every indictment, and, being material, must be proved as laid. (4 Texas, 451; 14 Texas, 406 ; Austin term, 1868.)
The motion for a new trial ought to have been granted. The judgment is reversed and a new trial awarded.
Keversed and remanded.
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- 1βIn every indictment the venue is a material averment, and must be proved as laid.