State v. Burris
Decision Date | 31 December 1848 |
Citation | 3 Tex. 118 |
Parties | THE STATE OF TEXAS v. BASIL R. BURRIS |
Court | Texas Supreme Court |
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Appeal from Goliad County.
A verdict of “not guilty,” in a prosecution for a criminal offense, puts a final termination to the prosecution. There can neither be a new trial nor an appeal in such a case.
ATTORNEY GENERAL for the state.
J. W. ALLEN for the appellee.
The appellee was put upon his trial upon an indictment for counterfeiting. The jury returned a verdict of “not guilty;” the prisoner was discharged, and the case is brought up by appeal on behalf of the state.
A verdict of “not guilty” puts a final termination to a criminal prosecution. After that verdict, the constitution and laws forbid that the party shall be again put in jeopardy for the same offense. The state can pursue him no further upon the same charge, either by an application for a new trial or by an appeal. [Const. art. I, sec. 12; and art. IV, sec. 3.]
The appeal must be dismissed.
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