Legal Opinion

Walls v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided November 20, 1912No. 1875PublishedCited by 5 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

PRENDERGAST, Judge.

The appellant was indicted and convicted of seduction. The jury fixed the lowest penalty therefor.

Among other grounds appellant complains that the evidence is insufficient to sustain the verdict. It would serve no useful purpose to state the evidence in this case. Suffice it to gay that from the State’s side it is amply sufficient, if believed by the jury, to sustain the conviction. That there were contradictions by the defendant’s witnesses of the State’s, and more or less impeaching testimony, does not change the rule. That occurs in a great many cases brought before us.…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Carter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1910
  2. Battles v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1910
  3. Murphy v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1912
  4. Clayton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1912
  5. Hinman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1910

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Ice v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1919
  2. Bennett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1915
  3. Patterson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1941
  4. Wilson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1932
  5. Young v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1918

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