Legal Opinion
Burney v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided June 24, 1961No. 33545Published
1Opinion of the Court
347 S.W.2d 723 (1961)
Melvin M. BURNEY, Jr., Appellant,
v.
STATE of Texas, Appellee.
No. 33545.
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
June 24, 1961.
William C. McDonald, San Angelo, for appellant.
Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.
McDONALD, Judge.
Appellant was convicted, by jury, in the District Court of Tom Green County, upon an indictment charging him with the offense of intentionally breaking, cutting, and injuring a telephone wire, as denounced by Art. 1334, Vernon's Ann.P.C. Punishment was assessed at confinement in the penitentiary for two years.
State's witness Stella…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Burney v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1961
- Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Co. v. PriestCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1903