DENNISON v. STATE

No. 38771.

399 S.W.2d 365 (1966)

James B. DENNISON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied March 9, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Regner, amicus curiae, Houston, for appellant.

Frank Briscoe, Dist. Atty., Carl E. F. Dally, Allen L. Stilley and James I. Smith, Jr., Asst. Dist. Attys., Houston, and Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is felony theft with two prior felony convictions alleged for enhancement; the punishment, life.

The witness Pike testified that on September 24, 1963, his green 1963 Pontiac sedan with the keys in the ignition was stolen from a parking lot in Houston. He further stated that some two days later he was notified by police that his car had been found and that on examining the car he found that the trunk lid had been pried off and...

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