Wood v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of-Palo Pinto. Tried below before the Hon. W. J. Oxford. Appeal from a conviction of seduction; penalty, two years imprisonment in the penitentiary. The opinion states the case.
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Appeal from the District Court of-Palo Pinto. Tried below before the Hon. W. J. Oxford. Appeal from a conviction of seduction; penalty, two years imprisonment in the penitentiary. The opinion states the case. On question of postponement and continuance: McCline v. State, 7 S. W-Rep., 667; Taylor v. State, 11 S. W. Kep., 35. On question of declarations of defendant: State v. Bruton, 161 S. W. Rep., 751. On question of refusing requested charges: Gleason v. State, 178 S. W. Rep., 506; Spenrath v. State, 48 S. W. Rep., 192; State v. Reeves, 10 S. W. Rep., 841. On question of refusing…
1Opinion of the Court
PBENDEBGAST, PkesidiNg Judge.
Appellant was convicted of seduction with the lowest punishment assessed.
We see no necessity of reciting the testimony. It was conflicting on several material points. That of the State was amply sufficient, if believed by the jury, to clearly justify the verdict. It evidently was believed by the jury. That of the appellant was amply sufficient, if it had been believed by the jury, to have secured his acquittal. The jury evidently did not believe him and his side of the testimony. This matter was entirely for the jury and the lower court. The jury, under the law,…
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