Legal Opinion

Brandon v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided December 1, 1943No. 22637PublishedCited by 3 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

The appeal is from a conviction for murder with a penalty of two years in the penitentiary.

The murder alleged in the indictment arose out of the death of Mrs. Lela Tillison, which was caused by appellant's driving his motor vehicle into a car in which the victim was riding. It is also alleged that appellant was under the influence of intoxicating liquor at the time.

There is no serious contention about the sufficiency of the evidence to show the intoxicated condition of appellant at the time of the accident and no bill complaining of the improper introduction of any testimony. Two bills of…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Cockrell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1938
  2. Houston v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1941

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Parr v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  2. McCarthy v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1949
  3. Parr v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978

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