Legal Opinion · Dissent

Nash v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided November 9, 1910Published

Appeal from District Court, Lamar County ; Ben H. Denton, Judge. Bob Nash was convicted of seduction, and he appeals.

1Dissent

DAVIDSON,. P. J.

(dissenting). It is urgently insisted by the Assistant Attorney General, joined by Mr. Lattimore, the district attorney of the judicial district from which this appeal comes, in a motion for rehearing filed by the state, that this court is in er*722ror in reversing the judgment of the lower court. After a careful review of the record, X cannot agree with the views urged in the motion. To affirm the judgment would be to hold that no corroboration is necessary in a' seduction case, thereby usurping the power of the lawmaking department of the state and overthrowing and destroying a…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. People v. ClarkMichigan Supreme Court · 1876
  2. State v. ReevesSupreme Court of Missouri · 1888
  3. State v. HillSupreme Court of Missouri · 1886
  4. People v. BrewerMichigan Supreme Court · 1873
  5. Ferguson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1894

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