Freeman v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Hopkins. Tried below before the Honorable Geo. B. Hall. Appeal from a conviction of murder; penalty, ten years imprisonment in the penitentiary. - The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
LATTIMORE, Judge.
—Appellant was convicted in the District Court of Hopkins County of murder, and his punishment fixed at ten years in the penitentiary.
A continuance to obtain the testimony of one York was properly refused. Sufficient reason for this conclusion appears when we state that the testimony of said witness related solely to the impeachment of a witness for the State. No citation of authorities is needed to support a conclusion so well settled as the above. We might add that the diligence to secure the attendance of the witness was insufficient.
Testimony showing that deceased had had…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Castillo v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1892
- Christian v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1913
- Mueller v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1919
- Freeman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1898
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Freeman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1923
- Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1939
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