Legal Opinion

Cherry v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided November 25, 1931No. 14525PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

HAWKINS, Judge.

— Conviction is for theft, punishment two years in the penitentiary.

By proper averments the indictment charged that appellant stole $600 from Mrs. L. S. Hues. The state introduced appellant’s extra-judicial confession in which he said: “* * * Me and Eldon Hues got Mrs. L. S.. Hues’ money. Mrs. Hues said she lost about $600.00, but I only got about $200.00 as my part. I was. staying at the house of Ellie Hues and Eldon Hues came to my window on a Thursday night 3 or 4 weeks, ago and woke me up. Me and him went in the hall and Eldon shoved! her door open. We then kept still until…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Lightfoot v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1931
  2. Ford v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1899
  3. Harris v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1889
  4. Hernandez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1927
  5. Silva and Zamora v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1925

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Price v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1959

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