RODGERS v. STATE

No. 28766.

298 S.W.2d 827 (1957)

Nathaniel RODGERS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

January 16, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. C. Divine, Houston, for appellant.

Dan Walton, Dist. Atty., Eugene Brady and Thomas D. White, Asst. Dist. Attys., Houston, and Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


WOODLEY, Judge.

The offense is nighttime burglary of a private residence; the punishment, 5 years.

The record contains no formal bills of exception and no complaint as to the charge of the court.

Zelma Ruth Thompson testified that at about 10:30 at night she saw a man in the bedroom of her private residence, which she occupied with her little daughter. When she saw him the man was crawling over a day bed under a window from which the latched screen...

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