Wright v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
The owner of the hog testified that -he missed the animal on the day it was killed. That he went to the place of Joe Brooks that night and met him and also defendant who first attempted to hide. That Brooks claimed to have bought the hog from defendant.
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The owner of the hog testified that -he missed the animal on the day it was killed. That he went to the place of Joe Brooks that night and met him and also defendant who first attempted to hide. That Brooks claimed to have bought the hog from defendant. The defendant—after witness had told him, he might just- as well come out, that he was going to see who he was—came to where Brooks and witness were, and witness had a conversation with him, and asked him why he had killed his hog, and defendant said he did not intend to kill him, but intended to kill Jackson’s hog. Witness then went into the…
1Opinion of the Court
BROOKS, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of the theft of a hog, and his punishment assessed at confinement in the State penitentiary for a term-of two years.
In his motion for new trial appellant insists the court erred in the special charge given to the jury after their retirement to consider their verdict, and at the request of the jury for a further charge, which special charge is as follows: “In compliance with your request made in open court, to explain what was meant by corroboration, as used in the main charge on the subject of accomplice. By ‘corroborate,’ as so used, is meant that the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- O'Connor v. VineyardTexas Supreme Court · 1898
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