Johnson v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
MORROW, Presiding Judge.
Appellant is condemned to suffer death for the murder of Loula Barker.
The deceased, with her husband and a little girl, about five years of age, resided at a village in McLennan County. The premises consisted of a dwelling-house aud a store nearby. In the early morning, the body of the deceased was found lying upon the floor of the kitchen, bearing evidence of having been murdered. A few feet away, near the store, the body of her husband was found, and in another room of the house, the body of Homer Turk, a boy about thirteen years of age, was found wounded unto death.
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2Cases cited4 opinions
- Gallegos v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1905
- Attaway v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1896
- Paul v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1880
- Harkey v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1921
3Cited by2 opinions
- Salinas v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1981
- Ex Parte ScalesCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1938