Legal Opinion

Landry v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided November 5, 1930No. 13387PublishedCited by 9 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

LATTIMORE, Judge.

— Conviction for murder; punishment, five Shears in the penitentiary.

The penalty in this case takes out of it the necessity for considering the attack made on the indictment in appellant’s brief.

In his brief appellant raises first the question of the sufficiency of the testimony. The general rule adhered to by this court in deciding this question, is that if there be evidence in the record which, if believed by the jury, would reasonably support the conclusion of guilty, the judgment will be upheld. Brister v. State, 97 Texas Crim. Rep., 395, 262 S. W., 82; Cross v. State,…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. McLaughlin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1928
  2. English v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1919
  3. Holt v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1898
  4. Pitts v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1910
  5. Hays v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1921

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Beachem v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1942
  2. State v. TrusterSupreme Court of Missouri · 1960
  3. Cantu v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1939
  4. Clayton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1940
  5. Wallace v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1942

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