Williams v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Wichita. Tried below before the Hon. E. W. Nicholson. Appeal from a conviction of burglary; penalty, two years imprisonment in the penitentiary. The opinion states the case. On question of hill of exceptions: Berg v. State, 64 Texas Crim. Bep., 612; Byan v. State, 64 id., 628; Byrd v. State, 69 id., 35.
1Opinion of the Court
HABPEB, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of burglary, and his punishment assessed at two years confinement in the State penitentiary. Bill No. 1 shows that appellant objected to the “defendant being compelled to testify on cross-examination that be bad been in several States since tbe alleged burglaryEvidence as to flight immediately liter tbe commission of csime is always admissible as a circumstance tending to show guilt. Benavides v. State, 31 Texas, 173; Mathews v. State, 9 Texas Crim. App., 138; Sebastian v. State, 41 Texas Crim. Rep., 248, and cases cited in sec. 350, Branch’s Crim. Law.
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2Cases cited2 opinions
- Sebastian v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1899
- Myers v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1868