Legal Opinion

Bowers v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided November 8, 1950No. 24903PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GRAVES, Judge.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of burglary, and, under a further allegation of having been previously convicted of two felonies, he was awarded a life term in the state penitentiary, from which conviction he appeals.

From the testimony as to the alleged primary offense, it appears that he was apprehended while in the building alleged to have been burglarized and that he was seen by two witnesses while he and his companion were endeavoring to open a safe therein. No denial of any kind is found in the record; and as to the facts of this burglary, only the two officers who…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Richardson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1934
  2. Smithwick v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1950
  3. Speer v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1937
  4. Bond v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1932
  5. Edwards v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1938

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Lopez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1961
  2. Goldman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1954
  3. Ojeda v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968
  4. Barbee v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968
  5. Barbee v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968

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