Legal Opinion

McMurrin v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 14, 1951No. 25160PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*435DAVIDSON, Judge.

This is a case of rape by force, with punishment assessed at death.

In the light of the questions presented for review, a statement of the facts is not deemed called for further than to say they are ample and sufficient to support the jury’s verdict.

As we understand appellant’s contention, it is that a reversal of the case should result because of a denial of due process, as guaranteed by both the Federal and State Constitutions, in two particulars, because (a) members of the Negro race, to which appellant belongs, were discriminated against, by reason of their race, in the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Lisenba v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  2. Smith v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
  3. Hayes v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
  4. Brown v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1899

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Morris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1952
  2. Swift v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  3. Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1958
  4. Addison v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1954
  5. Siegel v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1991

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