Legal Opinion

Potter v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided June 27, 1913No. 2615PublishedCited by 11 opinions

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1Opinion of the Court

DAVIDSON, Presiding Judge.

This record is before us without a statement of facts or bill of exceptions. The question involved in the _ suspended sentence law was submitted to the jury. They failed or refused to recommend suspension of the sentence. It is claimed that the court should have, despite the failure of the jury to so find, exercised the power of suspending the sentence. "Under the authority of Roberts v. State, 70 Texas Crim. Rep., 297, decided at the present term of court, there was no error in this proceeding. The court is not authorized to suspend the sentence, except when the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Roberts v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1913

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Muldrew v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1914
  2. Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1945
  3. Conatser v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1914
  4. Williamson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1914
  5. Walker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1914

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