Legal Opinion

Gibson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided January 4, 1956No. 27,928Published

1Opinion of the Court

MORRISON, Presiding Judge.

The offense is murder; the punishment, 10 years.

As the deceased and his wife, in company with Eddie Mae Tillman and her companion, left the Hollywood Inn at midnight, they encountered the appellant, her companion Cash and two other men. It would appear that none of the parties knew each other prior to this encounter. There is a conflict in the evidence as to what thereafter transpired.

The appellant’s confession and the testimony of seven eye witnesses for the state, three of whom were th appellant’s companions of the evening are in substantial accord. Eddie Mae…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Garza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1953
  2. Chapa v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1945

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