Deon v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Orange. Tried below before Hon. Stephen P. West. Appeal from a conviction for murder in the first degree; penalty, death. Appellant was jointly indicted with one Hannah Merritt, for the murder of one Margaret Deon, his wife, on the 4th day of April, 1896, by cutting her with a knife and by striking her with an axe, hatchet and some blunt instrument to the grand jurors unknown.
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Appeal from the District Court of Orange. Tried below before Hon. Stephen P. West. Appeal from a conviction for murder in the first degree; penalty, death. Appellant was jointly indicted with one Hannah Merritt, for the murder of one Margaret Deon, his wife, on the 4th day of April, 1896, by cutting her with a knife and by striking her with an axe, hatchet and some blunt instrument to the grand jurors unknown. Appellant was alone placed upon trial—-with the result above stated. Appellant and his wife had been married several years; had had many quarrels and separations, and he had whipped her…
1Opinion of the Court
HENDERSON, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of murder in the first degree, and his punishment assessed at death; hence this appeal. There are twelve bills of exceptions in the record, all relating to the competency of jurors. These several bills of exceptions, as explained by the court, show no error. It is shown that some seven or eight jurors stated they had formed opinions, all from hearsay. Some of them stated they had a prejudice against wife murderers. Some of them stated originally, in answer to questions by appellant’s counsel, that defendant would have to prove that he was innocent…
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