Case Name: Jerry PRATT, Appellant, v. STATE of Texas, Appellee
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1960-03-30
Citations: 334 S.W.2d 295
Docket Number: No. 31588
Parties: Jerry PRATT, Appellant, v. STATE of Texas, Appellee.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Western Reporter Second Series
Volume: 334
Pages: 295–295

Head Matter:
Jerry PRATT, Appellant, v. STATE of Texas, Appellee.
No. 31588.
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
March 30, 1960.
Second Motion to Reinstate Denied April 13, 1960.
Floyd Duke James, San Antonio, for appellant.
Charles J. Lieck, Jr., Criminal Dist. Atty., Roy H. Garwood, Jr., John G. Bena-vides, Mayo J. Galindo, Asst. Criminal Dist. Attys., San Antonio, and Leon B. Douglas, State’s Atty., Austin, for the State.

Opinion:
BELCHER, Commissioner.
Appellant now seeks to reinstate his appeal which was dismissed when he filed his personal affidavit requesting its dismissal.
The affidavit of the appellant requesting the reinstatement of the appeal was sworn to before his attorney.
It is a general rule in criminal cases that the attorney for the accused is incompetent to take affidavits to papers, motions, etc., filed therein. 2 Tex.Jur. (2), 404, Sec. 11; Ex parte Scott, 133 Tex. 1, 123 S.W .2d 306; Teniente v. State, 151 Tex.Cr.R. 438, 207 S.W.2d 379.
We observe that the indictment is in proper form to charge the offense upon which this conviction rests.
The motion to reinstate is denied.
Opinion approved by the Court.
On Appellant's Second Motion to Reinstate.
Motion denied.