Legal Opinion

Cooke v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided June 13, 1923No. 7807PublishedCited by 3 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

LATTIMORE, Judge.

— Appellant was convicted in the Criminal District Court of Williamson County of selling intoxicating liquor, and his punishment fixed at confinement in the penitentiary for two years.

Jose Martinez testified positively that he bought whisky from appellant for which he paid. Appellant did not take the witness stand or deny the statement of Martinez, but did place several witnesses on the stand by whom he attempted to show circumstantially that the said witness for the State did not tell the truth. These matters were entirely for .the jury. The record is devoid of any bills of…

2Cited by3 opinions

  1. Atwood v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1924
  2. Moreno v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1930
  3. Mier v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1932

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