Legal Opinion

State v. Williamson

Texas Supreme Court

Decided July 1, 1875PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Appeal from McLennan. Tried below before the Hon. D. M. Prendergast. Williamson was indicted, tried, and convicted for theft of two oxen. His motion in arrest of judgment was granted, and the State appealed.

1Opinion of the Court

Reeves, Associate Justice.

The indictment charges the defendant Williamson with the theft of two work oxen, and being convicted he moved the court for a new trial, and also moved to arrest the judgment. The motion for a new trial was overruled, and defendant gave notice of appeal. The motion in arrest of the judgment was sustained, and the District Attorney excepted and appealed.

Defendant, in the first ground of his motion for a new trial, complains of the action of the court in overruling his application for a continuance of the case. There being no bill of exceptions to the ruling of the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. State v. HustonTexas Supreme Court · 1854

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Bailey v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1911
  2. State v. Lu SingMontana Supreme Court · 1906
  3. Evans v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1895
  4. Frasher v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1877
  5. Jones v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1888

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