Owens v. State

Oct 25, 1893
No. 732.
Reporters:
, ,
Before:
Hurt
HURT, Presiding Judge.

Motion to dismiss the appeal because of the escape of the appellant.

Appellant, in ‍‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‍answer to the motion to dismiss, denies the escape, and supports his denial by several affidavits.

When we examine these affidavits, and compare them with that made by the ‍‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‍constable, A. W. Walden, we find no material conflict with reference to the facts sworn to by each. We have compared the facts bearing upon the motion in this ‍‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‍case very carefully with the facts in the Loyd case, 19 Texas Or. App., 137, relied on by appellant, and find them not at all similar. After giving ‍‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‍the propositions of law stated in the Loyd case a close examination, and applying them to the facts of this case, we are of opinion that in this ‍‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‍case there was an escape.

Motion sustained. The facts will be reported.

Appeal dismissed.

Judges all present and concurring.