Legal Opinion

Dorsey v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided May 16, 1962No. 34623PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WOODLEY, Presiding Judge.

The offense is felony theft; the punishment, two years.

The circumstantial evidence offered without objection, viewed in the light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, is sufficient to sustain the finding that appellant acted as a principal with one George Currie in the theft of more than $50 in currency from the cash register at the checking stand of Mrs. W. R. Newsom, an employee in a supermarket in Big Spring owned by Don Newsom.

The indictment alleged that the money belonged to Joe Bell.

The evidence shows that Joe Bell was the manager of the supermarket at the time…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Mitchell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1958
  2. Lynch v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1913
  3. Taylor v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1928

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Barnes v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
  2. Casarez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
  3. Randall v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1978
  4. Sizemore v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  5. Barnes v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971

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