Legal Opinion

Cornelius v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 25, 1931No. 14100PublishedCited by 3 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

— The offense is theft; the punishment, confinement in the penitentiary for two years.

Appellant calls in question the sufficiency of the evidence. We deem the evidence insufficient to show that the automobile in which appellant was found riding with other parties belonged to Paul Clay, as charged in the indictment. Mr. Clay testified that he lost his automobile. He did not undertake to describe the car in any way. As far as his testimony was concerned, it might have been a Buick, Ford or some other make. He did not give the engine number, license number or any other number.…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Kellar v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1929

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Hall v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1993
  2. Pennington v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1967
  3. Summers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1932

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