Miller v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Coryell. Tried below before the Hon. T. L. Hugent. Hpon an indictment charging him with the murder of John Coop, in Coryell county, Texas, on the 30th day of July, 1881, the appellant was convicted of murder in the first degree, and was awarded a life term in the penitentiary as his punishment. W. T. Vincent was the first witness for the State.
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Appeal from the District Court of Coryell. Tried below before the Hon. T. L. Hugent. Hpon an indictment charging him with the murder of John Coop, in Coryell county, Texas, on the 30th day of July, 1881, the appellant was convicted of murder in the first degree, and was awarded a life term in the penitentiary as his punishment. W. T. Vincent was the first witness for the State. He testified that he lived on Plumb creek, in Coryell county, about eight miles northwest from Gatesville.' He knew the deceased, John Coop, in bis life-time, who lived about one mile distant from the witness’s house.…
1Opinion of the Court
Willson, Judge.
John Coop was murdered by some one, at his home, at about half-past 8 o’clock on the night of the 30th of July, 1884, by being shot to death with a shot-gun. On the 9th day of December, 1884, the defendant was indicted for the murder, and on the 22d day of the same month the case was called for trial, when the State announced ready for trial, and the defendant applied for a continuance because of the absence of material witnesses, to wit, Hall, Thacker and Wilkins, which application was overruled. Thereupon the court proceeded to the arraignment of the defendant, and the…
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