Legal Opinion

Lewis v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided January 7, 1914No. 2888PublishedCited by 9 opinions

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1Opinion of the Court

DAVIDSON, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of burglary, his punishment being assessed at two years confinement in the penitentiary.

There are no bills of exception in the record. The matters are presented in the motion for new trial. There is in the record what appellant styles his exceptions to the charge, but these exceptions are not approved by the judge, therefore, they are considered as grounds of the motion for a new trial.

It is contended the evidence does not show that the burglary was committed by breaking a house. The facts show that a show case or show window was broken and from it was…

2Cited by9 opinions

  1. People v. FrancoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1926
  2. Kelly v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1938
  3. Wicklund v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1931
  4. Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1919
  5. Rowlett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1915

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