Legal Opinion

Salazar v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided November 24, 1920No. 5978PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal from the District Court of Victoria. Tried below before the Honorable John M. Green. Appeal from a conviction of murder; penalty, death.

1Opinion of the Court

DAVIDSON, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was convicted of murder. his punishment being assessed at death.

The case is one of circumstantial evidence. In view of the testimony we would not feel justified in reversing because the verdict is not sustained by the evidence. The circumstances are of a cogent nature and of sufficient strength we think to show that the verdict of the jury is supported by the evidence.

In che motion for new trial there is an attack made upon two or three of the jurors who sat in the case. There are no bills of exception reserved to the action of the court in this matter, and…

2Cited by7 opinions

  1. Templin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1959
  2. Garrett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1922
  3. Hull and Colthorp v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1923
  4. Navarro v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1923
  5. Banks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1923

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