Davis v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Caldwell. Tried below before the Hon. L. W. Moore. The indictment was for the murder of one Dolly Hudspeth, and the jury found the appellant guilty of murder in the first degree. The record does not bring up the evidence in the case, and discloses only such matters of fact as are discussed in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtWinkler, J.
The appellant was indicted and tried in the District Court of Caldwell County for the murder of one Dolly Hudspeth, alleged to have been committed in Caldwell County, on October 20, 1878. The trial resulted in a verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree, upon which judgment was entered, and the accused was condemned to death.
Motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment were made in behalf of the defendant, and were, in their turn, overruled by the court; and this appeal is prosecuted. The rulings of the court on the motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment are assigned as…
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