Legal Opinion

Denny v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided November 2, 1971No. 43654, 43655Published

1Opinion

OPINION ON APPELLANTS’ MOTION FOR REHEARING

MORRISON, Judge.

We have concluded that we were in error in holding that a charge on circumstantial evidence need not have been given. While it is true that the charge in this case followed the one given in Fisbeck v. State, 166 Tex.Cr.R. 105, 311 S.W.2d 865, we have now concluded that the difference in the offense charged and the facts are controlling. In Fisbeck v. State, supra, the charge was transportation and the accused was driving the automobile wherein the contraband was concealed. In this case the charge is possession, and the appellants are…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Arsiaga v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1963
  2. Fisbeck v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1958
  3. McCormick v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1959

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