Legal Opinion

James v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided November 8, 1911PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Appeal from Criminal District Court, Galveston County; C. W. Robinson, Judge. Ed James was convicted of burglary and appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtPrendergast, J.

Appellant was indicted and convicted of burglary, and given the lowest penalty of two years confinement in the penitentiary.

It is unnecessary to give in detail the evidence. We will only give in substance a sufficient statement of the case to disclose and discuss the issues raised. E. Bouisson is the party whose “house” was charged to have been burglarized with the intent to steal from him. This person rented from a cold storage concern a refrigerator or box therein which was situated in a large cold storage room. Some two or three other butchers, as he was, also had refrigerators in the same…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Favro v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1898
  2. Willis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1894
  3. Bigham v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1892
  4. Rains v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1894
  5. Irvin v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1873

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. State v. MarksIdaho Supreme Court · 1927
  2. Kinney v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1912

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