Franks v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Randall. Tried below before Hon. H. H. Wallace. This appeal is from a conviction for burglary, the punishment being assessed at two years’ imprisonment in the penitentiary. In view of the disposition, made by the opinion, of the case, a statement becomes unnecessary. .
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIDSON, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of burglary, and given two years in the penitentiary and prosecutes this appeal. This is a case of circumstantial evidence, in which recent possession of property shown to have been stolen in the burglary, in connection with other facts and.circumstances tending to connect the appellant with the burglary, in connection with another defendant, were relied on. There are but two questions that require consideration by us, and they involve the charge of the court. The court gave the following charge on possession of recently stolen property: “You are…
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