Case Name: Curley OWENS v. STATE
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1924-01-30
Citations: 258 S.W. 184
Docket Number: No. 8001
Parties: Curley OWENS v. STATE.
Judges: 
Reporter: South Western Reporter
Volume: 258
Pages: 184–184

Head Matter:
Curley OWENS v. STATE.
(No. 8001.)
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.
Jan. 30, 1924.)
Appeal from Criminal District Court, Tar-rant County; Geo. E. Hosey, Judge.
Mays & Mays, of Fort Worth, for appellant.
R. K -Hanger, Crim. Dist. Atty., and Jesse M. Brown, both of Fort Worth, Tom Garrard, State’s Atty., and Grover C. Morris, Asst. State’s Atty., both of Austin, for the State.

Opinion:
DATTIMORE, J.
Appellant was convicted in the criminal district court of Tarrant county of rape, and his punishment fixed at 25 years in the penitentiary."
This is a companion case to No. 8002, Ralph Duncan v. State, 258 S. W. 182, opinion this day handed down. The facts relied upon in the- instant ease are similar to those in the companion case referred to. The newly discovered testimony relied upon in each case is identical. In the instant case some question relative to misconduct of the jury is raised, but in view of the fact that we believe the case should be reversed for the refusal of a new trial because of newly discovered evidence, and that the matter of misconduct will not likely occur again, we forego discussion. For a more extended statement of the facts and for our views relative to the reasons for reversal, reference is made to the Duncan Case, supra.
The judgment of the trial court is reversed and the cause remanded.