Legal Opinion

Escobar v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided April 5, 1939No. 20261Published

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion

ON MOTION FOR REHEARING.

BEAUCHAMP, Judge.

A very able motion for rehearing has been filed in this case and insistently presents an argument for a reversal on the ground that the minor left home voluntarily. It presents that she persuaded and coerced the appellant to take her away and into his native land, Old Mexico. He admits that they were fleeing into that country when they were apprehended at San Angelo. If we look only to one scene in the tragic drama, we might take this view of the facts. However, looking at the entire case, as we must, we can neither concur in the facts insisted upon…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Cockrell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1913
  2. Truelove v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1924

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