Legal Opinion

Lee v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided May 17, 1944No. 22865PublishedCited by 1 opinion

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

KRUEGER, Judge.

The offense is murder. The punishment assessed is confinement in the State penitentiary for a term of five years.

Appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to justify and sustain her conviction. We have read the statement of facts very carefully and reached the conclusion that her contention is without merit.

By Bill of Exception No. 1 appellant complains of the following remarks by the District Attorney in his argument to the jury, to-wit:

“She told them: T have shot Alley — and they said Alley was Alfred Lee, her husband. * * * They told you this: She said: ‘I shot…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Reeves v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1942
  2. O'Brien v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1940

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Ex parte GeorgeCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1994

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