Case Name: Haywood JACKSON v. STATE
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1927-11-23
Citations: 299 S.W. 1118
Docket Number: No. 11167
Parties: Haywood JACKSON v. STATE.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Western Reporter
Volume: 299
Pages: 1118–1118

Head Matter:
Haywood JACKSON v. STATE.
(No. 11167.)
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
Nov. 23, 1927.
A. A. Dawson, State’s Atty., of Austin, for the State.

Opinion:
MORROW, P. J.
The offense is theft of chickens; punishment fixed at a fine of $1. The date of the offense is April 20, 1925. The trial took place on the 14th of July, 1926. At that time the offense was a misdemeanor. The record is without statement of facts and bills of exceptions. The statute making the theft of chickens a felony (chapter 15, Acts of 39th Leg., 1st Called Sess.) did not become effective until January 6, 1927. The judgment is affirmed.