Legal Opinion
Henly v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided March 18, 1931No. 14209PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORROW, P. X
The offense is robbery; punishment fixed at confinement in the penitentiary for a period of fifty years.
The indictment appears regular and regularly presented. No faults in the procedure (have been perceived and none are pointed out by bills of exception or otherwise. The facts heard by the trial court are not brought úp for review.
The point made in the motion for new trial that the verdict is excessive is one that is not ordinarily available upon appeal. See Shuffield v. State (Tex. Cr. App.) 18 S.W.(2d) 640; Wagner v. State, 87 Tex. Cr. R. 47, 219 S. W. 471; Allen v. State (Tex.…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Wagner v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1920
- Allen v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1929
- Shuffield v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1929
3Cited by2 opinions
- John Henley v. H. E. Moore, Warden, the Texas State Penitentiary, Huntsville, TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
- John Henley v. O. B. Ellis, General Manager, Texas Prison SystemCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956