Williams v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
The State’s testimony shows that the defendant and his companion were caught in the act of befouling the floor of prosecutor’s vacant house; that they were jointly prosecuted and convicted in the justice court, the defendant appealing his case to the County Court, and his companion turning State’s evidence.
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The State’s testimony shows that the defendant and his companion were caught in the act of befouling the floor of prosecutor’s vacant house; that they were jointly prosecuted and convicted in the justice court, the defendant appealing his case to the County Court, and his companion turning State’s evidence. The owner of the house, and two other State’s witnesses testified to the facts constituting the offense and defendant’s connection therewith, which was also testified to hy defendant’s companion. This with the statement in the opinion constitutes a sufficient statement of the case.
1Opinion of the Court
RAMSEY, Judge.
Appellant was charged by information in the county court of Falls County with willfully, wantonly, and mischie vously injurying certain real and personal property belonging to one Smith. In another count it was alleged that he injured a certain room in a dwelling house belonging to Smith by befouling, defacing and discoloring the floor of said room, and in a third count the same charge was laid against him. In the first count the window charged to have been injured was alleged to be of the value of $1. In the second count the room injured was alleged to be of the value of $45,…
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