Case Name: DALTON v. STATE
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1918-01-23
Citations: 200 S.W. 385
Docket Number: No. 4817
Parties: DALTON v. STATE.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Western Reporter
Volume: 200
Pages: 385–385

Head Matter:
DALTON v. STATE.
(No. 4817.)
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
Jan. 23, 1918.)
Criminal Law <&wkey;101(2) — Indictment and Information — Jurisdiction.
As an indictment must be presented in the district court, the county court can only acquire jurisdiction by an order of transfer as required by statute.
Appeal from Delta County Court; J. N. Viles, Special Judge.
J. B. Dalton was indicted, and appeals from the judgment.
Judgment reversed and cause remanded.
Newman Phillips, of Cooper, for appellant. E. B. Hendricks, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the State.

Opinion:
DAVIDSON, P. J.
This case was tried in the county court on an indictment. There is no order of transfer from the district to the county court. This'is necessary. There is no authority in our law for presenting and filing an indictment in the county court. It must be presented in the district court, and in order to secure jurisdiction in the county court there -must be a proper order of transfer entered as required by the statute.
The judgment will be reversed, and the cause remanded.