Legal Opinion

Bara v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided January 29, 1941No. 21391PublishedCited by 4 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

KRUEGER, Judge.

The offense is theft of a bill-fold and $90.00 in money. The punishment assessed is confinement in the State penitentiary for a term of three years.

Appellant’s principal contention is that the evidence is insufficient to sustain his conviction because the testimony of Isabel Guillen is not sufficiently corroborated. The testimony, briefly stated, shows that on the 18th day of November, 1939, appellant operated a restaurant in the town of Brady, Texas. He had a young man and two women employed to assist him in his place of business. On the day in question, Joe Míreles sold some…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Martinez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1939
  2. Clayton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1940
  3. Browder v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1892
  4. Earl Cockrell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1936
  5. Jennings v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1940

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Thomas v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1984
  2. Hamman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1958
  3. Williams v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1947
  4. Roy Wayne Seagroves v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1992

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