Legal Opinion

Wilson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided December 8, 1937No. 19144PublishedCited by 1 opinion

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

KRUEGER, Judge. —

Appellant was convicted of the offense of robbery by the use of firearms, and his punishment was assessed at confinement in the state penitentiary for a term of fifteen years.

Appellant’s only complaint is that the court erred in declining to instruct the jury on the law of circumstantial evidence. If the case rested entirely upon circumstantial evidence, then his contention would be correct. But we do not believe that the record sustains appellant’s contention. The testimony shows that on the night of November 20, 1936, a group of young people went out from the town of…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Russell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1898
  2. Alexander v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1899
  3. Dobbs v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1907
  4. Guerrero v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1914
  5. Strickland v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1913

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. McVicker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1939

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