WEEAKS v. STATE

No. 27934.

289 S.W.2d 758 (1956)

Douglas WEEAKS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied April 18, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rogers & Foster, Victor B. Rogers, Austin, for appellant.

Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


WOODLEY, Judge.

The conviction is for perjury; the punishment, two years.

Perjury was assigned upon the testimony of appellant given on June 21, 1954, in a cause pending in the District Court of Kendall County, Texas, wherein he was sworn as a witness in his own behalf and testified that he had never been convicted of a felony in the State of Texas or any other state in the United States, whereas in truth and in fact he had been convicted of felony theft in...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases