Legal Opinion

Johnson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 18, 1931No. 14003PublishedCited by 1 opinion

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

CALHOUN, Judge.

Offense, selling liquor; punishment, one year in the penitentiary.

Appellant complains of the failure of the trial court to charge on the law of circumstantial evidence, claiming that the state’s case is based solely upon circumstantial evidence. The arresting officer, Joe Jackson, testified that on or, about the 14th day of December, 1929, he was in San. Angelo, Tom Green county, Texas; that he knew the appellant, Tang Johnson, and also knew Isadore V. Flores; that he saw both of them at or about the time alleged; that he went to the Elkhorn Wagon Yard about 5:30 in the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Carter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1910
  2. Marshall v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1926
  3. Goode v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1909
  4. Stewart v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1913
  5. Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1912

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Tyler v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1932

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