Cottenham v. State

Citations

• 1 Tex. Ct. App. 463

Syllabus

<p>'Theft prom a House.—Article 764 of the Penal Oode (Pase. Dig., Art. 2408), which punishes theft from a house as a specific offense, was unquali- •. fiedly repealed on the 21st of August, 1876. On the 26th of August, 1876, the appellant was indicted, under that Article, and was convicted. Held, that the indictment, trial, and conviction were without jurisdiction or authority of law.</p>