Case Name: The State v. Scipio Baldwin
Court: Supreme Court of Texas
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1873
Citations: 39 Tex. 75
Docket Number: 
Parties: The State v. Scipio Baldwin.
Judges: 
Reporter: Texas Reports
Volume: 39
Pages: 75–76

Head Matter:
The State v. Scipio Baldwin.
A justice of the peace is not liable to indictment for failing to attend the sittings of the county court.
Appeal from Liberty. Tried below before the Hon. Wm. Chambers.
Baldwin, who was a justice of the peace, was indicted at the February term, 1873, of the District Court of Liberty county, for failing to attend at the regular sessions of the county court of his county. The indictment was quashed upon the ground that the omission charged did', not constitute any offense-recognized by law.

Opinion:
Walker, J.
The indictment in this case was properly quashed. The omission of a justice of the peace to attend the sitting of the county court is not indictable under Article 1975, Paschal's Digest. The judgment of the; District Court is affirmed.
Affirmed-.