Legal Opinion

Stanchel v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided May 19, 1921No. 6269PublishedCited by 41 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

HAWKINS, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of robbery, his unishment being fixed at fifteen years in the penitentiary.

It will not be necessary to set out the evidence in order to discuss • the legal questions raised, further than it may be referred to incidentally.

It is urged that error was committed in permitting, over objection, the officer who arrested appellant, to testify that he was armed with an automatic pistol at the time of arrest, which was the next night after the alleged robbery. The trial judge admitted the testimony on the ground that it was “admissible on the subject of…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Dover v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1917
  2. Fulcher v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1890
  3. McIntosh v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1919
  4. Hernan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1901
  5. Riggins, Alias Wiggins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1901

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3Cited by41 opinions

  1. Hawkins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2004
  2. Vineyard v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1923
  3. Bowlin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1922
  4. Garner v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
  5. Harrison v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1925

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