Legal Opinion
Thrash v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided February 10, 1960No. 31138PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMorrison, Presiding Judge
The offense is murder; the punishment, thirty-five years.
The state’s evidence reveals that appellant, his wife, and another couple were at the home of one Winona Lee eating breakfast; that Fulton (who was later killed) called on the telephone, asked to speak to appellant, and later came over to the Lee home. When he arrived, Fulton appeared to be in an argumentative mood, immediately began drinking beer, and tried to borrow an automobile. When appellant refused to loan Fulton his automobile, Fulton struck at appellant’s wife and later brandished his knife in a threatening manner toward…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Koch v. StoneCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1960
- Hignett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1959
- Ray v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1901
- Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1926
- Hughes v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1925
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Banks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
- Goodman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
- Hunnicutt v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
- Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
- Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
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