Case Name: HENRY v. STATE
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1933-03-15
Citations: 60 S.W.2d 771
Docket Number: No. 15718
Parties: HENRY v. STATE.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Western Reporter Second Series
Volume: 60
Pages: 771–772

Head Matter:
HENRY v. STATE.
No. 15718.
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
March 15, 1933.
Rehearing Denied May 31, 1933.
J. Walter Priberg and Eli Willis, both of Wichita Palls, for appellant.
Lloyd W. Davidson, State’s Atty., of Austin, for the State.

Opinion:
MORROW, Presiding Judge.
Appellant was convicted of a misdemeanor and his punishment assessed at a fine of one dollar.
The trial took place in the county court of Wichita county. The prosecution originated in the county court at law of said county. There being in the record no "complaint" upon which the information was based, the court was without jurisdiction to try the case; neither can this case be considered on appeal. Article 415, O. C. P. 1925. See Vernon's.Ann'. Tex. O. C. P. 1925, vol. 1, p. 313, for citation of authorities. See, also, Day v. State, 105 Tex. Cr. R. 117, 286 S. W. 1107; Jarrell y. State, 120 Tex. Cr. R. 306, 49 S.W.(2d) 752; Smith v. State, 112 Tex. Cr. R. 136, 13 S.W.(2d) 854.
The judgment is reversed, and the prosecution ordered dismissed.