Legal Opinion

Bridges v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided November 7, 1928No. 11913PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtMartin, J.

Offense, burglary; penalty, four years.

It is claimed that the conviction rests upon the uncorroborated testimony of an accomplice, Miss Edna Bacon, and that a new trial should have been granted for this reá-son.

On the'night of January 17th a drug store was burglarized in the little town of Sunset about 1 or 1:30 a. m. On this date, about 6:30 p. m., appellant, with Edna Bacon and two male companions, was seen to leave Wichita Falls in a cream-colored Nash roadster with tape on the right-hand curtain. Their announced destination was Fort Worth; the village of Sunset being on the main highway…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Kirby v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1912
  2. Grayson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1921
  3. Grice v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1927

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Jackson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1930

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