Legal Opinion

Howes v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided February 29, 1928No. 11403PublishedCited by 5 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

The offense is forgery, the punishment confinement in the penitentiary for two years.

Appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence.

Omitting the formal parts, appellant’s confession, which was introduced in evidence by the state, was as follows:

“My name is C. B. Howes. My home is in Kansas City. I have not been there for about a couple of years. The last work I did was in California. I worked there for about two weeks for a railroad company. I drew the draft that I deposited in the bank at Ranger. It was for $3,854.30, drawn on the Traders National Bank of Kansas City,…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Aven v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1923

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. State v. BatesSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1955
  2. Cochran v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1928
  3. Mills v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1932
  4. Ellison v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1950
  5. Ellison v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1950

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