Belverman v. State
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Brazoria. Tried before the Hon. Nelson H„ Hunger. The material facts are stated in the Opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtWheeler, J.
The defendant was- indicted, under Art, 493 of the Digest, for cutting and carrying away timber off land not Ms own. The State offered to prove by a witness, that one Perry was the owner of the land. The defendant objected to the evidence, as incompetent. The Court overruled the objection, and permitted the witness to testify to his knowledge of the ownership ; which was derived from the declarations of Perry and others, and from having seen the title deeds. The defendant was convicted and appealed.
It devolved on the State to prove that the land was not the defendant's own. This she proposed…
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