Legal Opinion

Baker v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided June 7, 1939No. 20417PublishedCited by 4 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

KRUEGER, Judge.

Conviction is for theft of turkeys; punishment assessed is confinement in the county jail for a period of 100 days and a fine of $200.00.

There are no bills of exception in the record, nor any objections to the court’s charge. However, in a supplemental brief, appellant complains of the court’s charge relative to the suspension of the sentence. He contends that the charge is too restrictive and deprived him of a valuable legal right. We are in accord with him. The court’s charge on the subject reads as follows: “Our statute provides that where a person is charged with the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Thompson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1922
  2. Sulak v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1931
  3. Villa v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1932
  4. McCoy v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1932
  5. Punchard v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1932

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Herriage v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1953
  2. May v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1954
  3. Almanza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
  4. Almanza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985

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