Ward v. State

Citations

• 10 Tex. Ct. App. 293

Syllabus

<p>1. Charge oe the Court—Cbroumstantial Evidence.—Where the guilt of the accused is dependent solely upon circumstantial .evidence, it is the duty of the court to apply, in its charge, the law-applicable to such evidence, whether so requested or not.</p> <p>2. Presumption of Law—Evidence.—Though the conclusion of guilt is presumed from the facts found, these facts must be strictly proved by the testimony of witnesses under whose observation they have actually and directly fallen, or the presumption of guilt must be made from facts which have been established by inference from the elementary facts of the case. The guilt of the accused should flow easily and naturally from the facts proved, and be consistent with all the facts.</p> <p>3. Evidence held insufficient to sustain a conviction for theft.</p>