Legal Opinion

Langhorn, Jr. v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided December 15, 1926No. 9656PublishedCited by 22 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

LATTIMORE, Judge.

Conviction in District Court of Fayette County of murder, punishment fixed at death.

On the trial o'f this case no issue in testimony was made by the appellant upon the fact of the killing. It is made to appear from the statement of facts that appellant introduced no witness controverting the state’s testimony that he did shoot and kill Valeria Zapalac as alleged in the indictment, and as admitted by him in a voluntary statement made after the homicide. It further appears in several bills of exception that no claim was made by appellant’s counsel in argument that he did not…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Shields v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1926

3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Martinez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1939
  2. Hefley v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1972
  3. Wenck v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1951
  4. Upton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1929
  5. Alexander v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1928

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