Legal Opinion

Mabry v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided October 28, 1908No. 4141PublishedCited by 5 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

DAVIDS'OÜST, Presiding Judge.

This is a conviction of adultry. There was a bill of exceptions reserved to the remarks of the county attorney the substance of which was that the trial court ruled that he could not read to them the decisions of the highest court, but there were many cases in the book (pointing to a large book), where the highest court in the country had held the defendant guilty on much weaker facts than adduced in the case on trial and that he could read them from that book if the court had not ruled against him. Exception was reserved to these remarks as being improper and…

2Cited by5 opinions

  1. State v. RichardsonIdaho Supreme Court · 1935
  2. Webb v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1919
  3. Yates v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1919
  4. Hafley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1919
  5. State Ex Rel. Altop v. City of BillingsMontana Supreme Court · 1927

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