Legal Opinion

Collins v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided January 18, 1928No. 11305Published

1Opinion of the Court

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

The offense is robbery; the punishment,. confinement in the penitentiary for five years.

Smith v. State, 292 S. W. 877, and Yeager v. State, 294 S. W. 200, are companion cases. Appellant, Elmer Wilkins, Joe Hobrecht, Jack Smith, and Kenneth Smith were jointly indicted for the offense of robbery. It was the state’s position that appellant acted with said named parties in robbing the San Antonio National Bank. Appellant relied upon an alibi. The state contended that appellant was present at the commission of the offense. There was no evidence on the part of the state that he was…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Silvas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1913
  2. Yeager v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1927
  3. Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1927

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