Johnson v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Fannin. Tried blow before Hon. B. D. McClellan. Appeal from a conviction for robbery; penalty, five years imprisonment in the penitentiary. This is a companion case to Ford v. State, ante, page 1, and the facts are stated in that case.
1Opinion of the Court
HEhTDEESON", Judge.
Appellant was convicted of robbery, and his punishment assessed at confinement in the penitentiary for a term of five years, and he appeals.
Appellant made a motion to continue the case because J. C. Meade, Esq., whom he claimed was his leading" attorney, was sick and 'could not attend the court. The court explains this bill by showing that appellant had the services of another able attorney, to wit, James H. Lyday, Esq., who had. represented him at the examining trial and the trial for bail on habeas corpus, and who was then present and acting as his counsel, and that he…
2Cited by3 opinions
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- Valenzuela v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1949
- Cherrier v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1927