Tollett v. State

Citations

• 44 Tex. 95

Syllabus

<p>1. Evidence—Practice.—There must be legal and competent evidence pertinently identifying the accused with the transaction constituting the offense charged against him, to a degree of certainty greater than a mere probability or strong suspicion in order to convict.</p> <p>2. Practice.—The provisions of the code impose upon the District Court in the first instance, and afterwards on the Supreme Court, the responsibility of determining whether or not there has been adduced before the jury a sufficient amount of legal and competent evidence to render it safe to allow the verdict to stand and become a precedent in the adjudication of offenses under the law.</p>