Smith v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
HEHDEBSOH, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of burglary and his punishment assessed at two years confinement in the penitentiary; and prosecutes this appeal.
There are no bills of exception to the admission or rejection of testimony. In appellant’s motion for a new trial he complains because the court did not give a charge on circumstantial evidence. The facts developed did not render such a charge necessary. If the testimony did not show that appellant was guilty by positive evidence, unquestionably the evidence placed him in such juxtaposition to the offense as rendered a charge on…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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