Jenkins v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIDSON, Presiding Judge.
Appellant was convicted of cattle theft, his punishment being assessed at two years confinement in the penitentiary.
The main insistence of appellant is that the evidence is insufficient in that the accomplice was not corroborated as required by law. This he presents in different ways, among others, requesting the court to charge the jury to acquit because the evidence is not sufficient. We deem it unnecessary to go into anything like a detailed statement of the facts.
The State’s case is made by the testimony of the accomplice, who swears pointedly and positively to…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Tate v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1895
- Harris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1911
- Perry v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1913
- Bowen v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1910
- Sparkman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1911
3Cited by3 opinions
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- Powell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1928