Legal Opinion

Adcock v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided November 29, 1899No. 2078PublishedCited by 10 opinions

The indictment charged appellant with incest with Nettie Bohrer, who was his aunt, she being a half-sister of the mother of appellant. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

DAVIDSON, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was convicted of incest, in that he carnally knew his aunt, half-sister of his mother.

His first assignment complains of the action of the court in overruling his application for continuance. Suffice it to say, he did not reserve a bill of exceptions.

The second assignment of error was reserved to the action of the court in permitting his incestuous paramour to testify, when the evidence showed that she was recently out of the lunatic asylum “on a furlough.-” There was no bill of exceptions reserved to this ruling. Therefore it can not be considered.

The third…

2Cited by10 opinions

  1. Walker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1919
  2. Pappas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1935
  3. George v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1930
  4. Lindsey v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1924
  5. Martin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1902

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