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242 S.W.2d 420

Sutton v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided October 3, 1951

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · decided 1951-10-03

Cited by 1 later decisions — most recently March 1980

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Decided 1951-10-03

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BEAUCHAMP, Judge.

¶1Appellant was charged with receiving and concealing stolen property of the value in excess of $5 and less than $50 and was assessed a penalty of thirty days in jail.

¶2The State’s Attorney, in his brief, admits doubt as to the sufficiency of the evidence to support conviction. We think it is definitely insufficient: The state relies upon the evidence of an accomplice witness and no effort was made to corroborate the same. We find in the record reference to a statement being signed by appellant but it is not included in the statement of facts and there is nothing to show its contents. Other defects in- the record need not be discussed.

¶3The judgment of the trial court is reversed and the cause is remanded.

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