Legal Opinion

Castillio v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided June 24, 1953No. 26,497PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is burglary; the punishment, two years.

A barber-tailor shop in the town of Toyah was broken into during the nighttime, and two electric clippers were taken therefrom. The clippers were later recovered by the officers from a locker in the depot at Pecos.

The only evidence connecting appellant with the burglary was his written confession.

Appellant objected to the introduction of the confession in evidence on the ground that it was “incompetent, irrelevant and immaterial and no proper foundation laid.” He now urges in this court that it was not shown that the person to…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Sanchez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1950
  2. Turner v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1928
  3. Pineda v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1952
  4. Gandy v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1925

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Fernandez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1962

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