Legal Opinion
Foyt v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided December 21, 1938No. 20008PublishedCited by 3 opinions
The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
Christian, Judge.
The offense is burglary; the punishment, confinement in the penitentiary for two years.
During the night of the 31st of July, 1937, some one entered the garage of T. D. Wilson and stole some tires and wheels from his automobile. The wheels were recovered in Belton. Appellant made a confession, which, omitting the formal parts, reads as follows:
“On July 31st of this year I was in Temple, Texas, and I decided to get some tires and wheels. So I left the Moss Rose cafe there in Temple and went to Lott, Texas. I went out on the Temple-Rosebud highway and then cut off on the road…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Newman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1909
- Crawford v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1935
- Lockhart v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1933
3Cited by3 opinions
- Byrd v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968
- Lacey v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2009
- Swain v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979