Legal Opinion

Cain v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided January 17, 1934No. 16223Published

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

HAWKINS, Judge.

Conviction is for transporting intoxicating liquor, the punishment being two years in the penitentiary.

Four officers, Starr, Curtsinger, Sheppard and Holbrook, in a car, were following appellant’s car in which were appellant and Hawk. The officers stopped appellant and Starr and Sheppard got out of their car. Starr told appellant they wanted to search his car, to which appellant replied “All right,” but just as Starr was in the act of opening the door appellant started his car suddenly, knocking Starr and Sheppard down. The other two officers followed appellant’s car and saw…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Landa v. ObertTexas Supreme Court · 1876
  2. McPherson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1929
  3. Dunlap v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1925
  4. Weaver v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1933

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