No. 8716. | Tex. Crim. App. | May 14, 1924
This is an appeal from an order of the District Court of Wichita County remanding appellant, who sought by habeas corpus to obtain release from custody under a warrant issued by a magistrate before whom a complaint had been filed charging appellant with being a fugitive from justice.
We notice but one matter complained of. The affidavit filed with the magistrate states that affiant "has reasons to believe" that the accused is a fugitive from justice in the State of Oklahoma; said affidavit does not state anywhere, in addition to the above, "and does believe," etc. Had the affidavit been in the latter form it would have been held sufficient. Brown v. State, 11 Texas Crim. App., 451; Clark v. State, 23 Texas Crim. App., 260; Hall v. State, 32 Tex.Crim. Rep..
An affidavit in the form of that now before us in which the affiant states only that he "has reason to believe etc., has uniformly been held insufficient by the courts of this State. Smith v. State, 45 Tex.Crim. Rep.; Justice v. State,
Believing the affidavit insufficient to form the basis for holding the appellant in this case for the reason above mentioned, the judgment will be reversed and the appellant ordered discharged.
Discharged.