Legal Opinion

Cotton v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided November 15, 1922No. 6503PublishedCited by 15 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

HAWKINS, Judge.

— Conviction is for manslaughter. Punishment, three years in the penitentiary.

This is the third appeal of this case. The former opinions will be found reported in 86 Texas Crim. Rep., 387, 217 S. W. Rep., 158 and 88 Texas Crim. Rep., 618, 228 S. W. Rep., 943. Many questions are raised by appellant but we regard all save one as having already been settled against him. The facts will be found stated at some length in the former opinions and we restate only so much as is necessary to an understanding of the point to be discussed. Hubert Cotton (appellant) and his brother, Ira…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1919
  2. Terry v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1903
  3. Clark v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1917
  4. Clayton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1915
  5. Cotton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1919

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Thompson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1925
  2. Barber v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1952
  3. O'Neal v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1927
  4. McFarlane v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1954
  5. Barber v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1953

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