Legal Opinion

Howard v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided October 23, 1895No. 805PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal from the District Court of Milam. Tried below before Hon. W. G. Taliaferro. This appeal is from a conviction for theft of one bale of cotton, the punishment assessed being imprisonment for two years in the penitentiary. The opinion sufficiently states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

DAVIDSON, Judge.

The appellant in this case was tried in the District Court of Milam County for the theft of one bale of cotton. The jury found him guilty, and assessed his punishment at two years in the penitentiary, and from the judgment and sentence he prosecutes this appeal. There are but two questions presented by the assignment of errors that require consideration in determining this case. The court admitted, over defendant’s objection, the testimony of H. F. Snively, to the effect that the books of the cotton yard showed that a bale of cotton, pointed out to him "by Sam Phillips (the…

2Cited by8 opinions

  1. Davis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1913
  2. Delhi Gas Pipeline Company v. HeddinCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1974
  3. Duncan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1922
  4. Wade v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1896
  5. Gibbs v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1915

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