Legal Opinion

Johnson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided May 11, 1938No. 19636PublishedCited by 4 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

Graves, Judge.

Appellant was charged with murder, and upon a conviction therefor was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of three years.

The testimony shows that there had been some previous disagreement between C. W. Price, the deceased, and the appellant and on July 30, 1936, in the town of Flagg in Castro County, the deceased lost his life at the hands of appellant by means of two pistol shots. It appears that there were witnesses who testified to threats on the part of the deceased, which were communicated to the appellant prior to the homicide. The appellant made the following…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Dugan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1919
  2. Sanchez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1912
  3. Briggs v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1923
  4. Perkins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1928

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Bratton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1955
  2. Henry v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1938
  3. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1940
  4. Bratton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1955

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