Legal Opinion

Wright v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided February 10, 1897No. 1245PublishedCited by 38 opinions

Appeal from the District Court of Cooke. Tried below before Hon. D. E. Barrett. Appeal from a conviction for theft of three head of cattle; penalty, two years’ imprisonment in the penitentiary. No statement of facts in the record.

1Opinion of the Court

DAVIDSON, Judge.

C. C.Wright and Jim Bodine were jointly indicted for the theft of three steers, the property of G. M. Bonner. Wright alone was placed upon trial, and convicted; hence this appeal. We find what purports to be a statement of facts in the transcript which is not approved by the judge. This cannot be considered. The first bill of exceptions is to the action of the court in permitting the State to introduce a witness, and prove some facts, after both defendant and the State had concluded their testimony. This is expressly provided for by the statute, and the court committed no…

2Cited by38 opinions

  1. Knight v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1912
  2. Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1909
  3. Davis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1908
  4. Mooney v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1915
  5. Clayton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1912

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