Thompson v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Eastland. Tried below before the Honorable E. A. Hill. Appeal from a conviction of robbery; penalty, imprisonment in the penitentiary for eleven years. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion
ON RUHUARING.
June 1, 1921.
EATTIMORE, JudgU.
A sufficient recognizance having been made by appellant in this case, the appeal, which was dismissed by us at a former day because of lack of such recognizance, is reinstated, and the case is now decided upon its merits.
Appellant excepted to the refusal of the trial court to permit him to prove the general reputation of the alleged injured party, as being that of a dangerous and violent man. The court was correct in declining to permit this testimony. Said reputation was in no way an issue in the case. It was charged that appellant and another with…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Bruce v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1893
- Turman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1906
- Taylor v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1905
- Spriggins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1900