Legal Opinion

Wells v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided April 4, 1951No. 25195PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MORRISON, Judge.. The offense is murder; the punishment, five years in the penitentiary. - ■

*593No contention is made that the evidence is not sufficient to support the verdict.

Bill of Exception No. 1 complains of the separation of the jury. Bill of Exception No. 2 complains of the overruling of the motion for new trial based on the grounds of the separation.

Our most able state’s attorney has confessed error herein. These bills show that after the close of the state’s case, the county attorney, the defendant and his attorney, all agreed and so announced to the court that the jury impaneled and…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. McCampbell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1897
  2. Osborne v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1939

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Skillern v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  2. Skillern v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977

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