Rice v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
The State’s case shows that the place upon which the house alleged to have been burned stood, was sold by defendant to the main State’s witness on a credit; that when the first note, fell due the vendee could not pay it and the defendant wanted to trade back; that he told another State’s witness he would give him $50 to make the trade for him; that said last witness called upon said prosecuting witness and proposed a trade to him; that said prosecuting witness refused to…
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The State’s case shows that the place upon which the house alleged to have been burned stood, was sold by defendant to the main State’s witness on a credit; that when the first note, fell due the vendee could not pay it and the defendant wanted to trade back; that he told another State’s witness he would give him $50 to make the trade for him; that said last witness called upon said prosecuting witness and proposed a trade to him; that said prosecuting witness refused to trade unless he could keep the place rented for a year; that defendant’s agent returned to him and told him what…
1Opinion of the Court
BROOKS, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of arson, and his punishment assessed at six years confinement in the penitentiary.
Appellant reserved a bill of exceptions to the action of the court in allowing the witness Agnew to testify because he had been convicted a few days previously of a felony. The court appends to the bill presenting this matter, the following explanation: “The witness, Tom Agnew, was fully interrogated as to his intentions as to the case in which he was convicted. He said that he had not talked to his attorneys, did not know what they intended doing in the case, and did not…
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