Legal Opinion

Lewis v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided December 20, 1950No. 25040PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WOODLEY, Commissioner.

The conviction is for murder with malice, the jury having assessed the punishment at 3 years confinement in the penitentiary.

We find no statement of facts in the record, and the transcript contains no bills of exception.

The judgment sets out the verdict of the jury following which the punishment is erroneously recited as “by confinement in the penitentiary for an indeterminate term of not less than 2 years the minimum, and not more than 3 years, the maximum prescribed by law, for said offense * * See Ex parte East, Tex.Cr.App., 225 S.W. 2d 833; Ex parte Traxler, 147…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Ex Parte TraxlerCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1944
  2. Ex Parte EastCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1950

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Cunningham v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1959
  2. Cunningham v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1959
  3. Johnston v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1959
  4. Johnston v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1959

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