Legal Opinion

Bradford v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided November 3, 1920No. 5868Published

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion

ON REHEARING.

November 3,1920.

LATTIMORE, Judge.

The sufficiency of the evidence is the only question raised by appellant in his motion for a rehearing. The evidence was circumstantial. Its sufficiency, in the first instance, is a question for the jury, and the duty of this Court, in its reviewing capacity, is to determine whether there be any evidence in the record upon which the verdict might have foundation.

Appellant, a negro preacher, lived near Jane Thomas, the owner of the alleged stolen hogs. We would conclude from the record, that the hogs of the various members of that community were…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Morris v. First State Bank of DallasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1917
  2. Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1919

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