Legal Opinion

Bishop v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided December 4, 1912No. 2056PublishedCited by 11 opinions

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1Opinion of the Court

HARPER, Judge.

— Appellant was prosecuted and convicted of the offense of seduction, and his punishment assessed at three years confinement in the State penitentiary. This is the second appeal in this ease, the opinion of the court on the former appeal being reported in 65 Texas Crim. Rep., 484, 144 S. W. Rep., 278.

The testimony of the prosecuting witness, Miss Ethel Harrison, would support a verdict that appellant was guilty of seduction, if her testimony was corroborated as required by law. But one of the serious questions in the case, does the testimony corroborate her sufficiently, tending…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Wyatt v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1910
  2. Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1910
  3. Bishop v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1912

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Cottrell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1922
  2. Adams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1920
  3. James v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1913
  4. State v. WallaceOregon Supreme Court · 1916
  5. Ballew v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1924

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