Legal Opinion
Calyon v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided January 27, 1915No. 3392PublishedCited by 13 opinions
The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
Appellant was convicted for an assault with intent to rape Leta Tinnin on July 4, 1914, and his punishment assessed at four years in the penitentiary.
1. Appellant vigorously contends that the evidence was insufficient to sustain the conviction. It is, therefore, proper to state some of the testimony tending to sustain the conviction. What this court said in Kearse v. State, 68 Tex. Crim. 633, 151 S.W. Rep., 828, is applicable to this case. It was there said:
"There is hardly any contested case that comes to this court but what there are contradictions in the testimony, and frequently a…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Miller v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1893
- Stanley v. SutherlandIndiana Supreme Court · 1876
- City of Atchison v. BartholowSupreme Court of Kansas · 1866
- Hicks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1913
- People v. WilliamsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1864
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3Cited by13 opinions
- State v. SisnerosNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1938
- St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. v. EarnestCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1927
- Fielden v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1948
- Keith B. Alexander v. Eddie Kent, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2015
- Means v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1925
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