RICHARDSON v. STATE

No. 28148.

288 S.W.2d 500 (1956)

Betty H. RICHARDSON, alias Tolbert, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

March 28, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bernard A. Golding, Houston, for appellant.

Dan Walton, Dist. Atty., Eugene Brady and Thomas D. White, Asst. Dist. Attys., Houston, Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


DICE, Commissioner.

The conviction is for unlawfully keeping a bawdy house, with a prior conviction of an offense of like character alleged, to enhance the punishment; the punishment, forty days in jail and a fine of $400.

In view of our conclusion that the trial court erred in overruling appellant's first motion for a continuance, a statement of the facts upon the trial will be omitted.

The record reflects that the case was set for trial on the morning...

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