Legal Opinion

Hughes v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided May 10, 1922No. 6845PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MORROW, Presiding Judge.

—Conviction is for burglary; punishment fixed at confinement in the penitentiary for a period of four years.

Appellant entered the house of one McAnally and took from it various articles. The entry was made by climbing to the second Story of the house and going through a window which opened on the back porch of the house, which window was open at the time. He climbed up the lattice work and in that way pulled himself up on the porch and went in through the window.

The sufficiency of the evidence is not challenged except upon the theory that the venue was not proved. The…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. McGlasson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1897
  2. Hart v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1920
  3. Farris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1919
  4. Henton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1919
  5. Castoreno v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1918

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Holdridge v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  2. Cantrell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1935
  3. Brady v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1928

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