Legal Opinion

Woodrow v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 29, 1944No. 22813Published

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

BEAUCHAMP, Judge.

Appellant was' convicted of the offense of sodomy and assessed a penalty of seven years in the penitentiary.

A number of issues discussed in appellant’s brief will not be considered because they are raised only by assignments of error. We have repeatedly stated that questions may not be brought to this court in that manner.

The State relies upon a written confession signed by appellant in which, without detailing the facts, he merely says that he had intercourse with a cow. He does not describe the cow but it appears from his statement that his act was with one cow and that he…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Franklin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1940
  2. Scott v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1941

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