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25 Tex. Ct. App. 443

Walker v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided May 23, 1888

Court of Appeals of Texas · decided 1888-05-23

Tried below before the Hon. H. F. Berry, County Judge. The information jointly impleaded the appellant and Lee Walker, Henry Walker, Bill Moore and Waddy Moore for the false imprisonment of one William Barnett by “restraining him from removing from one place to another as he might see proper.” The appellant being alone upon trial was convicted, and his punishment was assessed at a fine of ten dollars. William Barnett was the first witness for the State.

Decided 1888-05-23

Hurt, Judge.

¶1This is a conviction for false imprisonment. Appellant, Lee Walker, Henry Walker, Bill Moore and Waddy Moore were jointly indicted. Appellant was tried separately, convicted and appeals here.

¶2We have given the statement of facts a careful examination, and the conclusion reached is that the evidence fails to connect appellant with the commission of the offense for which he stands *448convicted, with reasonable certainty; and that to sustain this conviction would be a dangerous precedent.

Opinion delivered May 23, 1888.

¶3The burden was upon the State to prove that the acts and declarations of the defendant constituted the offense charged. Proof that he did nothing to prevent others from the commission of the offense did not tend to show inculpatory facts, and hence the defendant’s objections to such evidence should have been sustained, under the facts of the case.

¶4The judgment is reversed and the cause remanded.

¶5Reversed and remanded.

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