Legal Opinion

Weaver v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided November 26, 1924No. 8506PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MORROW, Presiding Judge.

— The offense is burglary; punishment fixed at confinement in the penitentiary for a period of ten years.

On the night of the 15th of July, 1923, persons broke into the store of Mrs. C. Shepherd and took therefrom a large quantity of nierchandise. The breaking and the theft were established by direct evidence. The appellants identity as one of the offenders was asserted in the testimony of Robert Johnson, a co-principal. According to his testimony, he and the appellant, after planning the burglary some days before, executed it on the night mentioned and carried the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1919
  2. Hornsby v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1922
  3. Pinkerton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1923
  4. Speights v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1899

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Beard v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1940
  2. Bolton v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1982
  3. Foster v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  4. Foster v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973

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