Williams v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the Criminal District- Court of Dallas. Tried below before the Son. W. W. Nelms. Appeal from a conviction of burglary; penalty, two years imprisonment in the penitentiary. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIDSON, Presiding Judge.
This conviction was for burglary, the punishment assessed being two years confinement in the penitentiary.
The facts show that a saloon window was broken in such manner that an entry could not be made into it except by an insertion of the arm or some instrument, and some whisky in different size bottles was taken. Appellant contends the construction placed on article 841, of the Penal Code in the Jones case, 87 S. W. Rep., 1157, is applicable, and the principles there enunciated being disregarded by the trial court, should reverse this judgment. The writer agrees with…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Hobbs v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1875
- Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1886
- Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1905
- Wilcox v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1876
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