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cyno' Court Of Criminal Appeals.
- roxas october %. The following
.,c,slons we're today rendered by the court
Of criminal appeals
LAWRENCE JOHNSON, appeal from VIII
son county.
..,.,,snt was convicted OF cattle theft.
rorv,ctlon was upon the testimony OF a
..n,essed accomplice. not corroborated. The
~, reouires that the accomplice must be
's.rrobnrated by evidence tending TO show
W., only that the offense was committed,
s sv lending to connect the defendant with
the ohcnse Judgment ieNeiseu anu CAUSE
Opinion by Hurt p. j.
Alex. FLOYD. appeal from Dallas county.
"Arnellant was convicted OF assault to
murder and appeals.
Thu record contains no statement of facts
,,r hills of exceptions. Application for a
continuance was not incorporated in the
..oord and no exception reserved to the
action of the court in oycrruins it. hence
W. can not revise this ruling Of the court.
The Judgment Is affirmed.
opinion BY Henderson. j.
ANDREW JACKSON, appeal from Lime
stone county.
Conviction for assault with intent to
murder, punishment assessed at two years
10 the penitentiary,
II was the duty Of the court to have con-
sned the attorney to the record In the argu-
neut However. no fact was stated detri-
mental to the defendant and the record
presents nothing on which to reverse the
c,se Appellant should have asked Il charge
IL ~
excepted If refused The issue of self de
f,pse was fairly presented to the jury.
The facts sustain the conviction and the
Judgment Is affirmed.
Opinion by Henderson, j.
NJ. LICE, appeal from Dallas county.
Appellant was convicted of assault with
intent to murder and appeals
As presented by the record this corYic-
ton appears to have been obtained In con-
formy with law and the Judgment is ar
firmed.
Opinion by Davidson, j.
DAN HUNTER, appeal from Jack county.
Appellant was convicted OF the theft Of
horse and given five years in the penitcn-
uary, hence this appeal.
The charge OF the court properly submit
ted the appellants contention of having
taken the horse under an honest claim of
rirht. The evidence sustained the convic.
liam The Judgment is AFFIRMED
Opinion by Davidson, j.
Ns sor,, appear itol' Sheips
Appellant was convicted Of incest win |
Nj. asush,sr Nav. 49,, ano,,o, VIZ.
two years in Che penitentiary. hence anpool
DEFENDANTS motion for a continuance n, |
,ccorn, n, zinc ohso,,.o -, 49, ,.~,,..s
A. ~ S.,,,h ,ne ' ana'Oe Vi ,ne testihoNy
slsssd ,o INV, hor oN,,',, ,nt I.ions7 vas
,s ssn te simon =, nG Jaw aoss not Te ure
robora,ea "hen oi IA" "t co. ,h 10 De cor
!orolds conviction on the uncorroboratcd
p,onnsod Of me aec9mpliee. Appellant
lad never had corrn, ir ",S m,,me"s 'nat ne
n's nNie
hAhhi MORRIS, appeal from Wise
.,a.v.
Appe"'nt was convicted OF being acccs-
sorry to the crime OF arson and allotted n
Tn. ,h,rr, =. .n.. ~. pen ,'.'s'
law IN n. 49, "rp'''"','i Vi 'pe
leaving no question or DOM, az gn 10 t's1 Th
judgment is affirmed.
-
vii" ILL.,. MoRils, appeal from Wise
.n..n
'e"'A' was convicted OF arson and ap-
The charge o, the cour, is a correc, an
tsaI OF the law TO the facts, and the q,
tusrm nee amply supports the Judgment. The
Opinion ia, h hy a na,,S
county N''N"' ''oN vase ,
c,u.,n' ..'on oi inert The evidence is con