Legal Opinion

Wright v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided January 22, 1958No. 29,439PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MORRISON, Presiding Judge.

The offense is murder; the punishment, 99 years.

Appellant concedes that the evidence is sufficient to support the conviction, and for this reason it will be stated briefly.

Polly Wallace testified that she was awakened early on the morning of the homicide, heard and recognized the voices of the appellant and the deceased in the next room; that the deceased said, “Please don’t kill me Leroy;” that she next heard a loud noise and went out in the hall, where she stumbled over the body of the deceased.

*521Woody Sims, who resided across the street from the house where the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Salinas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1943

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Hart v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969
  2. Van Bibber v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1963
  3. Resendiz v. ResendizCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1963

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