Legal Opinion

Lagow v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 12, 1919No. 5071PublishedCited by 1 opinion

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

MORROW, Judge.

Appellant’s conviction was upon a charge that he conveyed a file to one Crockett, a prisoner in jail, for the purpose of aiding said Crockett to escape.

The conviction rests upon circumstantial evidence alone. Material and essential circumstances were testified to by Crockett, the prisoner in jail named in the indictment, who was under a charge of felony. If the offense was committed, this witness was an accomplice. According to the State’s theory the appellant threw a certain file against the jail in which Crockett was- confined pursuant to an agreement with Crockett and another…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. State v. DuffSupreme Court of Iowa · 1909
  2. Zucarro v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1917
  3. Luke v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1873
  4. Lagow v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1917
  5. Veal v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1909

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Bryce v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1936

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