Lovel v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Ellis County; W. L. I-Iarding, Judge. B. L. Lovel was convicted of murder, and he appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMorrow, P. J.
The judgment condemns appellant to confinement in the penitentiary for a period of 25 years for the murder of J. N. Hale.
The evidence is circumstantial. This is a synopsis of it: J. N. Hale was a man about 70 years of age, small in stature, of weight estimated from 125 to 140 pounds. In' the month of May preceding his death in September, Hale had traveled in Wilbarger and Wichita counties, returning to Bosque county about the middle of May. While on this journey, -he was seen to have in his possession a considerable sum of money, estimated by the witness at $300 or more. ITe had relatives in…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Taylor v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1920
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- McCorquodale v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1905
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- Wallace v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1904
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