Hughes v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Johnson. Tried below before the Hon. 0. L. Lockett. Appeal from a conviction of theft of a horse; penalty, two years confinement in the penitentiary. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
HAKPEB, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of theft of a horse from J. W. Hayes, and his punishment assessed at two years confinement in the State penitentiary.
Appellant filed an application for a suspension of sentence, and’ the plea was properly submitted to the jury in the court’s charge. Appellant requested the court to instruct the jury that the filing of the plea creates no presumption of guilt against defendant. There was no necessity to give such charge as there was no contention made by the State that the filing of such a plea created any presumption of guilt. Had such a contention been…
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