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· 5/23/1885

Ortis v. State

Citations

  • 18 Tex. Ct. App. 282
  • 1885 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 90

Syllabus

<p>1. Theft.—Indictment for theft, to be sufficient under the Codes of this State, must charge that the talcing was fraudulent.</p> <p>2. Accomplice Testimony—Charge of the Court.—In expounding to a jury the law controlling accomplice testimony, it is error to limit its application to accomplices as defined in the Penal Code, art. 79, instead of extending it to all persons in any way implicated in the offense, whether as principals, accessories or otherwise.</p>

Judges: Hurt

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