Legal Opinion

Donihoo v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided June 26, 1954No. 27,081PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is burglary of a private residence at night; the punishment, 15 years.

Frances Louise Diamond testified that she made a trip to Ennis and return on the night of August 19 and that this was the only time her house was left unattended. She stated that on the morning of August 21 Police Chief Keene came to her house and asked her why she had not reported a burglary. She stated that she then, in company with Officer Keene, made an inspection of an infrequently used bedroom in her house and determined that it had been burglarized and that her expensive furs had been…

2Cited by4 opinions

  1. Sims v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1959
  2. Dagley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1961
  3. Shawhart v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1958
  4. Ward v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1959

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