Oxford v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Hopkins. Tried below before Hon. E. W. Terhune. On an indictment charging him with theft of money over the value of $20, appellant was tried and convicted, and his punishment assessed at two years in the penitentiary. In view of the questions upon which the case was disposed of on this appeal, it becomes unnecessary to state the facts adduced in evidence.
1Opinion of the Court
SIMKINS, Judge.
Appellant was indicted in the District Court of Hopkins County for theft of property over the value of $20, and was convicted of theft, and his punishment assessed at two years in the penitentiary, from which he appeals.
1. Appellant complains, that the court erred in the first paragraph of his charge, in telling the jury that defendant was charged with the offense of burglary, when, in fact, he was on trial for theft. The record shows, that in the opening paragraph of his charge the court, in stating the nature of the offense, does tell the jury that the defendant stands…
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