Loakman v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Bexar. Tried below before Hon. This appeal is from a conviction of theft of a gold filled watch and chain, a silver pencil case, pearl handled knife, and one gold breastpin, all of the aggregate value of 840. The punishment assessed was imprisonment for three years in the penitentiary.
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Appeal from the District Court of Bexar. Tried below before Hon. This appeal is from a conviction of theft of a gold filled watch and chain, a silver pencil case, pearl handled knife, and one gold breastpin, all of the aggregate value of 840. The punishment assessed was imprisonment for three years in the penitentiary. The purported statement of facts found in the transcript of the record on appeal was not approved by the trial judge, and consequently was not considered on the appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIDSON, Judge.
This conviction was for theft of a watch and some articles of jewelry. In the record is found what purports to be a statement of the facts proved on the trial, but can not be considered on appeal because not approved by the court.
1. The application for continuance was properly overruled. The absent witness was and is the wife of appellant, -and her residence Kansas City, in the State of Missouri. The diligence as stated is wholly insufficient. The facts expected to be proved were, as stated in said application, ‘‘ that at the time said property was stolen as alleged, defendant…
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