Torrence v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
o Appeal from a conviction of theft of an automobilepenalty,' five years imprisonment in the penitentiary. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIDSON, Presiding Judge.
Appellant was convicted of the theft of an auto, his punishment being assessed at five years confinement in the penitentiary.
The facts show that at night from the public square at Hillsboro an automobile was stolen. Shortly afterwards it was sold at Gorman, Eastland county. Appellant was arrested and made a verbal confession, substantially, that “we” took the car at Hillsboro and sold it to Jones at Gorman. This confession was made to the sheriff of Coke County, who went to Gorman, saw Jones, who showed him a Ford ear but it proved not to be the one stolen from…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Ortiz v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1912
- Howard v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1915
- King v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1875
3Cited by17 opinions
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- Stelman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1933
- Clark v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1922
- Herring v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1941
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