DAVIDSON, Commissioner.
This is a conviction for bribery of peace officer; the punishment, five years in the penitentiary.
The prosecution arose under Art. 173, P. C., which makes it unlawful to "bribe, or offer to bribe," a peace officer to do or not to do certain acts in violation of his duty as an officer.
The offense denounced under this statute is composed of two elements: One is the bribe, which the other is the offer to bribe.
The instant...
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