Legal Opinion

Favila v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided November 22, 1961No. 33,656Published

1Opinion of the Court

WOODLEY, Presiding Judge.

The offense is burglary; the punishment, enhanced by reason of a previous conviction for burglary, 12 years.

The conduct of appellant’s counsel, which the trial judge has referred to as inattention and negligence, has made the disposition of this appeal more difficult.

The case was briefed and argued by counsel for the appellant as though there was no statement of facts. The state, on the other hand, has filed a brief but has not mentioned the only matter which we have found difficult to decide.

The statement of facts, in narrative form, was approved by the trial judge…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Holt v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1947

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