Legal Opinion

Davidson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided November 19, 1919No. 5431PublishedCited by 12 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

LATTIMORE, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of burglary m the District Court of Brath County, and his punishment fixed at two years confinement in the penitentiary.

The indictment contains two counts, one alleging occupancy of the house in W. L. Hunt, and the other in C. A. Hunt.

It was held in Pyland v. State, 33 Tex. Crim. Rep., 382, that an allegation of occupancy alone is sufficient.

Appellant made a motion for continuance, because of the absence of the witnesses Fincher and Lewallen, which was overruled. Fincher appeared and testified, and the diligence used to obtain the testimony of Lewallen…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Bonner, Alias Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1910

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  2. Gray v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1982
  3. Babcock v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
  4. McKinney v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  5. Araiza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977

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