Legal Opinion

Hanks v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 3, 1909No. 4396PublishedCited by 7 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

BROOKS, Judge.

This is a companion case to the case of Wyatt Hanks v. State, Ho. 4332, decided at the present term. The evidence in this case in many respects is the same as in the above cited case, and in what respect same differs will be hereafter stated.

Bill of exceptions Ho. 1 complains the court erred in not charging on the law of circumstantial evidence. This issue is not in the case, since the accomplice testified positively to taking the cotton to appellant.

Appellant asked the court to give the following charge: “You are instructed that you can not consider any evidence herein adduced…

2Cited by7 opinions

  1. Poon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1932
  2. Glasser v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1921
  3. Burkhalter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1919
  4. Spiller v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1911
  5. Dugat v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1913

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