Legal Opinion

Holton v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided January 21, 1942No. 21859PublishedCited by 13 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

KRUEGER, Judge.

The offense is robbery. The punishment assessed is confinement in the State penitentiary for a term of five years.

This case is brought to us without any bills of exception or any objections to the court’s charge. Hence the only question which we can consider is whether the evidence is sufficient to sustain the judgment.

The record shows that about 3:30 A. M. of May 15, 1941, a man appeared at the filling station of C. E. DeRoch, located in Bay City, and robbed the owner (Mr. DeRoch) of approximately $8.90. This act was accomplished by making an assault upon Mr. DeRoch and by…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Gilley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1930
  3. Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1931
  4. Ex Parte Rodriguez and MunozCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1931

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Edward Morgan MacKenna v. O. B. Ellis, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
  2. Parsons v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1949
  3. Ex Parte LemayCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
  4. Shaw v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1987
  5. Ex parte JohnsonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1949

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