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Tucker v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Dec 14, 1960
341 S.W.2d 433 (Tex. Crim. App. 1960)

Opinion

No. 32612.

December 14, 1960.

Appeal from the County Court, Harrison County, George Prendergast, J.

C. B. Bunkley, Jr., W. J. Durham, K. F. Holbert, L. A. Bedford, Jr., Fred J. Finch, Jr., Dallas, for appellant.

Charles A. Allen, Crim. Dist. Atty., by Don Rives, Asst. Crim. Dist. Atty., Marshall, and Leon Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


The offense is unlawful assembly to prevent a person from pursuing his labor; the punishment, a fine of $500.

The complaint and information are insufficient and the error of the court in overruling appellant's motion to quash requires reversal for the reasons stated in Briscoe v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 341 S.W.2d 432.

The judgment is reversed and the prosecution under the present complaint and information is ordered dismissed.


Summaries of

Tucker v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Dec 14, 1960
341 S.W.2d 433 (Tex. Crim. App. 1960)
Case details for

Tucker v. State

Case Details

Full title:Yvonne TUCKER, Appellant, v. STATE of Texas, Appellee

Court:Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Date published: Dec 14, 1960

Citations

341 S.W.2d 433 (Tex. Crim. App. 1960)
170 Tex. Crim. 371