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Orner v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided January 5, 1916No. 3674PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Appeal from the District Court of El Paso. -Tried below before the Hon. Dan M. Jackson. Appeal from a conviction of murder; penalty, imprisonment for life in the penitentiary. The opinion states the case. On question of reading certified copy of indictment: Essary v. State, 53 Texas Crim. Rep., 596, 111 S. W. Rep., 927; McKinney y. State, 48 Tqxas Crim. Rep.,-402; Wilkins v. State, 15 Texas Crim. App., 420. On question of waiver: Carter y. State, 58 S. W. Rep., 80; Barton y.

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Appeal from the District Court of El Paso. -Tried below before the Hon. Dan M. Jackson. Appeal from a conviction of murder; penalty, imprisonment for life in the penitentiary. The opinion states the case. On question of reading certified copy of indictment: Essary v. State, 53 Texas Crim. Rep., 596, 111 S. W. Rep., 927; McKinney y. State, 48 Tqxas Crim. Rep.,-402; Wilkins v. State, 15 Texas Crim. App., 420. On question of waiver: Carter y. State, 58 S. W. Rep., 80; Barton y. State, 9 Texas Crim. App., 261; Bnrton y. State, 46 Texas Crim. Rep., 493. On question of admitting written testimony…

1Opinion of the Court

PRENDERGAST, PeesidiNg Judge.

Appellant was convicted of the murder of her own daughter by poison, and her punishment assessed, at life imprisonment.

This is the second appeal of this case. The first is reported in 65 Texas Crim. Rep., 137. No question which was decided on the first appeal arose on the last trial. After the other reversal the venue was changed from El Paso County, and trials, or mistrials, had in four other counties, to which the case was respectively transferred on change-of venue. The venue was at last changed back to El Paso County, and this trial had therein. Before the…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Miller v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1893
  2. Essary v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1908
  3. Tubb v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1908
  4. Coffman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1914
  5. Ortiz v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1912

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