Ex parte Bergen

Citations

• 14 Tex. Ct. App. 52
• 1883 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 119

Syllabus

<p>Í. Interpretation oe the Code.—Article 3 of the Revised Penal Code amends the corresponding article of the original Code, so that now it is no longer necessary that an offense be “ expressly defined.” If the act or omission eo nomine is made a penal offense, and a penalty is affixed thereto, it becomes an offense punishable by law.</p> <p>2. Sodomy is, by Article 342 of the Penal Code, made an offense against the law of this State, with a penalty affixed.</p>