Legal Opinion

Tate v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided November 20, 1912No. 2020PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRENDERGAST, Judge.

— Appellant was convicted of cow theft and given the lowest penalty.

As stated by appellant in his brief, the sole question in this case was ivhether or not the evidence showed or tended to show that the State’s witness Hobbs was an accomplice in the theft so as to require the court to submit that question to the jury. The court charged that Stanfield was an accomplice and gave a correct charge as to the necessity of the corroboration of his testimony. No complaint is made of this.

We have carefully studied the evidence in this ease and in our opinion the evidence does not…

2Cited by2 opinions

  1. Martin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1947
  2. Bitner v. HinesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1956

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