State v. Sneed

Citations

• 25 Tex. 66

Syllabus

<p>Where an offense under the statute was barred by limitations at the time the Code went into1 effect, the extension by the latter, of the time necessary to bar the offense, will not revive the right of action in the State; and a prosecution of the same cannot be maintained. (Penal Code, Art. 186; Paschal’s Digest, Art. 2653, Note 706.)</p> <p>The Legislature cannot have intended to give an ex post facto operation to the • Code.*</p>