Welch v. State

Citations

• 25 Tex. Ct. App. 580
• 8 S.W. 657
• 1888 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 103

Syllabus

<p>Conveying Arms into Jail to Ain the Escape op Prisoners—Term Defined—Charge of the Court.—A Jail, as defined by article 226 of the Penal Code, is any place of confinement used for detaining a prisoner. This definition will include the space between the jail house proper and the wall surrounding it, if the wall is used as a means for the safe keeping of the prisoners; and whether or not such wall is a part of the jail, is a question to be determined by the jury under proper instruction of the court.</p>