Legal Opinion

Johnson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided June 5, 1912No. 1849PublishedCited by 3 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

HARPER, Judge.

—Appellant was indicted in Kaufman County, Texas, charged with the theft of a horse, tried and convicted, and his punishment assessed at two years confinement in the State penitentiary.

There is but one question raised on appeal that it will be necessary to discuss. When the case was called for trial appellant interposed a plea, in proper form, alleging that he made an agreement with the officials of Hunt County that he should not be prosecuted for this offense; that he had been carried before the grand jury of Hunt County, and "relying on such agreement/ had testified before the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Pearce v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1906
  2. In re BriscoeNew York Supreme Court · 1876
  3. State ex rel. Dahlgren v. RileySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1910

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Taff v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1913
  2. Wilson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1911
  3. Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion, Texas Attorney General Reports1965

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