Texas Supreme Court, 1872

Johnson v. State

Johnson v. State
Texas Supreme Court · Decided July 1, 1872 · Walker
36 Tex. 202

Johnson v. State

Opinion of the Court

Walker, J.

The appellant was indicted for murder, and was tried and convicted of manslaughter. He was not served with a copy of the indictment, nor with a list of the names of the special venire. The trial was not, in this respect, according to law. Paschal’s Digest, Article 2935, provides that the prison*203er shall be served with a copy of the indictment at least two whole days before he can be arraigned for trial. *

The judgment must be reversed and cause remanded.

Reversed and remanded.

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