Legal Opinion

Stevens v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided April 3, 1968No. 41173PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DICE, Judge.

The conviction is for forgery; the punishment, three years.

Trial was before the court, a jury being waived, upon appellant’s plea of not guilty.

Three grounds of error are urged by appellant in his brief filed in the trial court.

The first two grounds challenge the sufficiency of the evidence to support the conviction.

The evidence will be briefly summarized.

The witness Norval Walton testified that he was employed by Wagner Hardware, in Palm Center, Harris County. On April 14, 1964, appellant came into the store and purchased a lawn mower for approximately $91.75. In payment…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Walker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1965
  2. Norris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1930

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Farmer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  2. Rhodes v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969
  3. Ford v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2009
  4. Scallion v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968
  5. Bryant v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969

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