Legal Opinion

Kirkendoll v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided February 3, 1937No. 18725PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LATTIMORE, Judge.

— Conviction for robbery; punishment, five years in the penitentiary.

There is but one bill of exceptions in the record, which complains of the refusal of the court to give a special charge, the effect of which was to instruct the jury that the witness Duty was an accomplice, and that a conviction could not be had upon his testimony, unless they found it to be true and that it showed the accused guilty, and not then unless they further believed there was other testimony in the case aside from that of Duty tending to connect the defendant with the offense charged in the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Dawson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1894
  2. Kelley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1895

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Ferguson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  2. Odom v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969
  3. Murdoch v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API