Legal Opinion

Dawson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided April 13, 1927No. 10830PublishedCited by 1 opinion

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

BAKER, Judge. —

The appellant was convicted of burglary and his punishment assessed at eight years in the penitentiary.

The record discloses that appellant was charged and convicted of burglarizing the house belonging to G. W. Parker in the city of Dallas. It was the contention of the appellant, and he so testified, that he did not commit the alleged offense and knew nothing about it.

The record contains but one bill of exception, which embraces appellant’s motion to quash the indictment, the testimony introduced in the case, the motion for new trial, the substance of the order overruling sa*a…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Nugent v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1925

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Humphrey v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1948

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