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2 S.W.2d 256

Biggerstaff v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided December 14, 1927

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · decided 1927-12-14

Cited by 2 later decisions — most recently January 1973

2 state decisions

Relies on 53 Tex. Crim. 306 - Wagner v. State · 91 Tex. Crim. 277 - Nichols v. State · 93 Tex. Crim. 612 - Gurski v. State

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Decided 1927-12-14

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¶1On Motion for Rehearing.

MORROW, P. J.

¶2The opinion ordering the affirmance of the judgment is attacked upofi the ground that the introduction, of the copy of the money order should operate to reverse the judgment. ' We fail to perceive the importance of the details of the express money order. As the testimony is understood, proof was clearly made that the appellant and Robertson went together to the telegraph office; that Robertson wired for $500; that his wire was honored and a money order for $500 was delivered, to the appellant. After ■ this proof was made, the photographic copy of the money order was introduced in evidence. That the appellant got the money order is not the subject of controversy. In Wagner’s Case, 53 Tex. Cr. R. 307, 109 S. W. 169, it is said:

“It is well settled in this state that the erroneous admission of testimony is not cause for reversal, if the same fact is proved by other testimony not objected to. See Rogers v. State, 26 Tex. App. 404, 9 S. W. 762; Walker v. State, 17 Tex. App. 16; Johnson v. State [Tex. Cr. App.] 26 S. W. 1504]; Stephens v. State [Tex. Cr. App.] 26 S. W. 728; Logan v. State, 17 Tex. App. 50; West v. State, 2 Tex. App. 460; and Carlisle v. State, 37 Tex. Cr. R. 108, 38 S. W. 991.”

¶3Improperly receiving evidence, as indicated in the opinion of this court written by Judge Ramsey from which the above quotation is taken, does not necessarily work a reversal of the judgment. See, also, Nichols v. State, 91 Tex. Cr. R. 280, 238 S. W. 232; Koontz v. State, 92 Tex. Cr. R. 19, 241 S. W. 160; Windham v. State, 93 Tex. Cr. R. 480, 248 S. W. 51; Gurski v. State, 93 Tex. Cr. R. 614, 248 S. W. 353; Cathey v. State, 94 Tex. Cr. R. 600, 252 S. W. 534; Bennett v. State, 95 Tex. Cr. R. 74, 252 S. W. 790; Allen v. State, 9S Tex. Cr. R. 221, 265 S. W. 580; Ables v. State, 101 Tex. Cr. R. 482, 276 S. W. 268; Asher v. State, 102 Tex. Cr. R. 172, 277. S. W. 1099; Thomas v. State, 103 Tex. Cr. R, 673, 282 S. W. 237; Houston v. State, 105 Tex. Cr. R. 68, 286 S. W. 237; Osborne v. State, 106 Tex. Cr. R. 314, 292 S. W. 240. The motion is overruled.

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