Vance v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Vance v. State

215 S.W.2d 169, 152 Tex. Crim. 455, 1948 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1356

CourtCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas

DecidedNovember 24, 1948

DocketNo. 24118.

StatusPublished

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Vance v. State, 215 S.W.2d 169, 152 Tex. Crim. 455, 1948 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1356 (Tex. 1948).

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Opinion

BEAUCHAMP, Judge.

Appellant was convicted on a charge that he contributed to the delinquency of a minor. The fine is $200.00.

It would seem unfair to publish the facts brought to this Court in the record of the case as it is presented. They are not sufficient to sustain the jury’s verdict of guilt. Considered as a whole and giving effect to the boy’s statement, there is hardly a suspicious circumstance pointing to the guilt of the accused under the article of the statute involved.

Because of the insufficiency of the evidence the judgment of the trial court is reversed and the cause is remanded.

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BEAUCHAMP, Judge.

Appellant was convicted on a charge that he contributed to the delinquency of a minor. The fine is $200.00.

It would seem unfair to publish the facts brought to this Court in the record of the case as it is presented. They are not sufficient to sustain the jury’s verdict of guilt. Considered as a whole and giving effect to the boy’s statement, there is hardly a suspicious circumstance pointing to the guilt of the accused under the article of the statute involved.

Because of the insufficiency of the evidence the judgment of the trial court is reversed and the cause is remanded.

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