· 4/21/1883
Van Noy v. State
Citations
- 14 Tex. Ct. App. 69
- 1883 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 124
Syllabus
<p>Local Option Law.—Penalty for the violation of the Local Option Law is by fine only, and no period of imprisonment can be assessed by a conviction.</p>
How courts have described this case
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- “Even though the legislature intended to simplify the prosecution of theft crimes by consolidating them into a general statute, the legislature also clearly changed the definition of the crime and the elements needed to prove the offense.”
- the defendant could be prosecuted for both theft and false pretenses when the criminal acts occurred both prior to and after the amendment of statute and when the offenses, which were codified in different chapters of - 18 - title 39, required different elements
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Judges: Willson
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