Mason v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
The difficulty arose about a difference between deceased on the one hand and defendant and his father on the other about the right of possession of a certain stalk field purchased by the defendant’s father; tearing down cross fences, etc. The State claims that the deceased was accosted by the defendant and his father, and’ that he was struck on the head with a piece of sucker rod coupling, from the result of which he died a few days thereafter.
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The difficulty arose about a difference between deceased on the one hand and defendant and his father on the other about the right of possession of a certain stalk field purchased by the defendant’s father; tearing down cross fences, etc. The State claims that the deceased was accosted by the defendant and his father, and’ that he was struck on the head with a piece of sucker rod coupling, from the result of which he died a few days thereafter. The defendant’s theory was that he was accosted by the deceased, cursed and abused, and attacked with a hammer, whereupon he picked up a piece of…
1Opinion of the Court
LATTIMORE, Judge.
was convicted in the District Court of Floyd County for the offense of manslaughter and his punishment fixed at confinement in the penitentiary for a period of two years.
Appellant was indicted on March 6, 1918, for the murder of Elder Morris, was arrested on the same day, and his ease shortly thereafter set for trial on March 25th. On March 9th he caused two subpoenas to be issued, one to Potter County for J. J. Gordon, and one to Wise County for Y. M. Mason; on the 19th of said month he also had a subpoena issued to Bexar County for Hubert Bartlett. None of said witnesses…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- State v. DukeTexas Supreme Court · 1911
- Coffman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1914
- Martin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1896
- Faulkner v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1901
- Clark v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1897
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