Legal Opinion

Martin v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided December 3, 1947No. 23816PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GRAVES, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of the offense of conversion by bailee and sentenced to serve five years in the penitentiary.

The facts show a drunken condition of Johnson, the complaining witness, who seemed to have fallen asleep in his drunken slumber on a public road in Tom Green County. In the meantime, appellant, two men companions and a woman seemed to be touring that end of the state at nighttime, and they also were drinking, having consumed from eight to ten pints of whisky during their trip on the night of the alleged offense. The complaining witness, evidently recognizing his…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Bacon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1944

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Warren Eugene Bridge v. James A. Lynaugh, Director, Texas Department of Corrections, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
  2. Barton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1962
  3. Abels v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  4. State v. SwearinginMissouri Court of Appeals · 1978
  5. Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1952

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