Legal Opinion

Klepper v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided February 18, 1920No. 5616PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LATTIMORE, Judge.

Appellant was convicted in the District Court of Wise County, of the offense of seduction, and his punishment assessed at five years in the penitentiary.

We are first confronted with the contention that appellant’s special charge No. 3 should have been given. Said charge was in effect a peremptory instruction to the jury to return a verdict of not guilty, because of lack of corroboration of the alleged injured female. The trial court correctly refused said charge.

Another contention made was that the trial court should have given special charge No. 6. Said charge was to the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Knight v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1912
  2. Nash v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1911
  3. Slaughter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1920
  4. Wright v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1892
  5. Bost v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1912

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Gerber v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1921
  2. Polk v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1922
  3. Salas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1956
  4. Tomczack v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1926
  5. Tomczak v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1926

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