Legal Opinion

Parrish v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided November 15, 1939No. 20552PublishedCited by 7 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

GRAVES, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of burglarizing the house of Willard Yates at nighttime, and by the jury assessed a punishment of five years in the penitentiary.

His only complaint herein is as to the sufficiency of the testimony. The State offered in evidence an admitted accomplice, Carl Harris, who testified, in substance, that on the date alleged in the indictment he and appellant, — late in the afternoon, a little before sundown, — were together, both drinking, and appellant said “Let’s go up to Bottley’s (Yates) house and go in;” that áppellant said he did not like Yates, and wanted…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Alexander v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1892
  2. Davis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1907

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Roy v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  2. Resendez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
  3. Mixon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1966
  4. Pierce v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1966
  5. Diva Maria Babel v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2019

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