Windom v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Johnson. Tried below before Hon. W. Poindexter. Appeal from a conviction of horse theft; penalty, three years imprisonment in the penitentiary. The essential facts are sufficiently stated in the two opinions of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIDSOH, Presiding Judge.
This conviction was for horse theft, the penalty being three years in the penitentiary.
The witness George Perry was permitted to testify to facts criminative in their nature, after both sides had closed their testimony; the objection urged being that it was not in rebuttal. The court explains the bill by stating that when the cause was called for trial State’s counsel informed the court that the old negro, George Perry, was absent in Bosque County, sick, and perhaps unable to attend court. The court informed counsel that, if his presence could be procured before the…
2Cited by6 opinions
- Hardin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1921
- City of Tucumcari v. BelmoreNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1913
- Peters v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1913
- Yeager v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1986
- Dunaway v. Lindsley-Feiber Motor Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1954
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