Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas December 23, 1925, No. 9028. (Stovall v. State)

lead-opinion

LATTIMORE, Judge.

Appellant was convicted in the District Court of Ellis County of the offense of bribery, and his punishment fixed at seven years in the penitentiary.

Appellant was a county commissioner of Hill County during part of the year of 1920. He had held such office for four years

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and had been defeated for re-election.