Legal Opinion

Meggs v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided November 24, 1926No. 10177PublishedCited by 1 opinion

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1Opinion of the Court

MORROW, Presiding Judge.

The appellant is under conviction as a delinquent child, penalty confinement at Gatesville from one to three years.

The complaint and information contain several counts, one of which charged that the appellant associated with thieves, vicious and immoral persons; another that he habitually wandered about the streets at night time without any business or occupation; another that he committed theft of a watch of the value of §25.00; another that he carried a pistol on or about his person. The count charging that he carried a pistol was specifically withdrawn from the jury.

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Hopt v. People of Territory of UtahSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
  2. Snodgrass v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1912
  3. Mrous v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1893
  4. James v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1914
  5. Askew v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1910

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Wright v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1928

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