Legal Opinion
Austin v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided September 15, 1976No. 51732PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GREEN, Commissioner.
In a trial before a jury, appellant was convicted of the misdemeanor offense of false imprisonment. See V.T.C.A. Penal Code, Section 20.02. Punishment was assessed by the court at thirty days, probated for one year. The acts constituting the alleged false imprisonment occurred about 8:00 p.m. January 10, 1974, when appellant, surety on a forfeited $5,000 bail bond, the principal being Emery Scroggins, went with two employees to the home of Scroggins, kicked in the door when Scroggins refused to open it, forcibly wrestled him to the floor, seized and handcuffed…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Taylor v. TaintorSupreme Court of the United States · 1873
- Fitzpatrick v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1931
- Livingston v. BrowderCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1973
- Edwards v. StateSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1913
- Carr v. SuttonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1912
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
- Rogers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2003
- Hefner v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1987
- Barnette v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
- Johnson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)2008
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