Case Name: NOVY v. STATE
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1911-02-08
Citations: 138 S.W. 139
Docket Number: 
Parties: NOVY v. STATE.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Western Reporter
Volume: 138
Pages: 139–142

Head Matter:
NOVY v. STATE.
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
Feb. 8, 1911.
On Rehearing, May 31, 1911.)
1. Bail (§ 65 ) — Appeal—Recognizance—Essentials.
An appeal from a conviction of a misdemeanor is properly dismissed, where the recognizance does not state the punishment imposed.
[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Bail, Cent. Dig. § 285; Dec. Dig. § 65. ]
On Rehearing,
2. Indictment and Ineoemation <§ 125 )— Ineoemation — Duplicity—Eeeect.
An information charging that accused on a certain day, and on each succeeding day from that date to another fixed day, conducted a disorderly house, is not bad as stating a separate offense for each day covered by the period.
[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Indictment and Information, Cent. Dig. §§ 334-400; Dec. Dig. § 125. ]
3. Cbiminal Law (§ 198 ) — Foemeb Jeop-AEDY — SEPAEATE OEEENSES.
Keeping a disorderly house is a continuous offense, and a conviction bars further prosecution up to the time of the conviction, unless the indictment or information specifies a time and the proof is confined thereto.
[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Criminal Law, Cent. Dig. § 385; Dec. Dig. § 198. ]
4. Disobdebly House (§ 16 ) — Evidence — Admissibility.
Under a charge of keeping a disorderly house during a stated period, evidence is admissible to show its maintenance on any particular day or days within that time, to fix the character of the house and of the keeper, though one conviction only can be had.
[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Disorderly House, Cent. Dig. §§ 21-25; Dec. Dig. § 16. ]
5. Intoxicating Liquoes (§ 233 ) — Evidence-Admissibility.
In a trial for keeping a disorderly house, where intoxicants were unlawfully sold, freight bills and receipts were admissible to show receipt of intoxicants by him.
[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Intoxicating Liquors, Cent.Dig. §§ 293-297; Dee.Dig. § 233. ]
6. Cbiminal Law (§ 447 ) — Pabol Evidence —Admissibility.
In a trial for keeping a disorderly house, evidence held admissible to show the meaning of abbreviations, such as “Brls liquor,” “cs. liquor,” “Cs. whisky,” etc., in freight bills and receipts covering consignments to accused.
[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Criminal Law, Cent. Dig. §§ 1029-1031; Dec. Dig. § 447. ]
7. Intoxicating Liquoes (§ 233 ) — Evidence — Admissibility.
In a trial for keeping a disorderly house where intoxicating liquors were sold, the county attorney’s testimony, and an examined copy of the internal revenue collector’s records as proven by his testimony, were properly admitted.
[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Intoxicating Liquors, Cent.Dig. §'§ 293-297; Dee.Dig. § 233. ]
8. Intoxicating Liquobs (§ 233 ) — Evidence-Admissibility.
In a trial for keeping a disorderly house, testimony of what was done and said, not only by accused, but by his clerks or other employes, tending to show unlawful keeping of intoxicants for sale, is admissible.
[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Intoxicating Liquors, Cent.Dig. §'§ 293-297; Dee.Dig. § 233. ]
9. Cbiminal Law (§ 824 ) — Pee judicial Eb-BOB — INSTBUCTIONS.
Ordinarily in a misdemeanor case a defective instruction is not reversible error, where no special charge is requested; but where the instruction is affirmatively wrong, and an exception is properly taken and shown by proper bill of exception and preserved by motion for new trial, it is prejudicial error.
[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Criminal Law, Cent. Dig. §§ 1996-2004; Dee. Dig. § 824. ]
10. Indictment and Ineoemation (§ 179 )— Evidence — Coneobmity to Chabge.
When an offense is charged to have been committed in one way, it is error to authorize, over accused’s objection, conviction, if the evidence shows that he violated the statutes in some other way not charged.
[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Indictment and Information, Cent. Dig. § 550] Dec. Dig. § 179. ]
11. Disobdebly House (§ 13 ) — Ineoemation —Vaeiance.
Since under Pen. Code 1895, art. 361, as amended by Acts 30th‘Leg. c. l32, keeping a disorderly house and keeping such disorderly house through an agent are separate offenses, in a trial for the former offense it is improper to authorize conviction on evidence showing the latter.
[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Disorderly House, Dec. Dig. § 13. ]
Appeal from Ellis County Court; J. T. Spencer, Judge.
Joe Novy was convicted of keeping a disorderly house, and he appeals.
Reversed and remanded.
Farrar & McRae and T. H. Collier, for appellant
C. E. Lane, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the State.
For other cases see same topic ana section NUMBER in Deo. Dig. & Am. Dig. Key No. Series & Rep’r Indexes

Opinion:
PRENDERGAST, J.
This is a misdemeanor case.
The Assistant Attorney General submits the case on motion to dismiss the appeal because, among other things, the recog nizance does not state the amount of punishment assessed against the appellant by the trial court. An inspection' of the record shows this to be true. We refer to the authorities cited in the case of E. S. Morfett v. State, 136 S. W. 573, this day decided, and grant the motion.
The appeal is dismissed.