Texas Supreme Court· 7/1/1874
Galloway v. State
Citations
- 41 Tex. 289
Syllabus
<p>1. Theft—Explanation of possession.—Where the explanation given by the accused of the possession of stolen property found in his possession is such as to warrant a well-founded doubt of guilt, the defendant should be granted a new trial, the evidence of guilt being the bare possession of stolen property.</p> <p>2. See facts insufficient to support a verdict of guilty of theft.</p>
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