Legal Opinion

Converse v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 5, 1941No. 21237PublishedCited by 7 opinions

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1Opinion of the Court

HAWKINS, Presiding Judge.

The conviction is for burglary; the penalty assessed is confinement in the penitentiary for two years.

The judgment of conviction was affirmed at a former day of this term. In his motion for rehearing appellant urgently insists that we reached a wrong conclusion in our original opinion.

Articles 1389 and 1390 of the Penal Code define ordinary burglary. Article 1391, P. C., defines burglary of a private residence at night, defines a private residence, fixes the punishment, and then as a part of said article, provides: “Such burglary (that is, of a private residence at…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Jarrott v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1924
  2. Martinus v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1905
  3. Osborne v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1901
  4. Martin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1933
  5. Crawford v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1935

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Palafox v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  2. Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  3. James v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  4. Pierce v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1966
  5. Converse v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1941

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