Delphino v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Guadalupe. Tried below before the Hon. Everett Lewis. A term of ten years in the penitentiary was thepunishishment assessed against appellant on his conviction for theft' of two horses. The opinion states all necessary facts.
1Opinion of the CourtWinkler, J.
Three questions are raised, in behalf of the appellant against the legality of the judgment of the court below:—1, that the court erred in refusing to continue the case on the application of the defendant; 2, that the court erred in hearing proof as to the name of the owner of the property alleged to have been stolen, and 3, in the charge of the court with reference to the name of the owner of the stolen property. As to the first question presented it is sufficient to say that this court will not revise the ruling of the court below in refusing to grant a continuance unless the question is…
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