Peoples v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the Criminal District Court of Harris. Tried below before the Honorable C. W. Robinson. Appeal from a conviction of burglary; penalty, two years imprisonment in the penitentiary. The opinion states the case. On question of ownership: Jones v. State, 47 Texas Crim. Rep., 126; Lucas v. State, 36 id., 397. On question of definition of offense; cases cited in opinion. Cited: Bailey v. State, 58 Texas Crim. Rep., 1.
1Opinion of the Court
LATTIMORE, Judge.
Appellant was convicted in the Criminal District Court of Harris County of the offense of burglary, and her punishment fixed at confinement in the penitentiary for a period of two years.
The indictment charged the occupancy and control of the alleged burglarized premises in Ida Myricks. The proof showed that the property was community property occupied by Ida Myricks, her husband and their family, and that the husband was at home on the date of the alleged burglary. Appellant asked a special charge instructing the jury that if the property was community property and the proof…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1904
- Lucas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1896
- Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1908
- Greenwood v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1919
- Nalls v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1920
3Cited by5 opinions
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- Hall v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1926
- Edwards v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1922
- Garcia v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1927