Legal Opinion

Humphries v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided April 19, 1916No. 4044PublishedCited by 6 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

PRENDERGAST, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was convicted of pandering, and assessed the lowest punishment;

Appellant contends that the evidence is wholly insufficient to sustain the conviction. He frankly concedes that the law is, that if the evidence for the State in its most favorable aspect sustained the verdict, that was a question for the jury and the lower court, and this court can not lawfully reverse on that ground, but as stated, he contends that the evidence for the State in its more favorable aspect does not sustain the verdict.

We have carefully read and studied the statement of facts.…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Graham v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1914
  2. Tores v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1914
  3. Ethridge v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1914
  4. Walker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1915
  5. Currington v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1913

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Tyson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1943
  2. Heath v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1955
  3. Martin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1949
  4. Stanfield v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1948
  5. Heath v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1955

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