Morgan v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
The indictment charged appellant with the murder of Ellis Fletcher, on the 22d day of February, 1899, by shooting him with a pistol. The opinion gives a very concise but sufficient statement of the important facts concerning the killing.
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIDS OH, Presiding Judge.
Appellant was convicted of murder in the first degree, and his punishment assessed at confinement in the penitentiary for life. The record does not contain an assignment of errors, nor is appellant represented by briefs or otherwise by the record in this court. Looking to the motion for new trial, we find two-errors, suggested with reference to the court’s charge and one with reference to the admission of testimony. With regard to the admission of testimony it is sufficient to state that a bill of exceptions was not reserved. The criticism of the fifth paragraph of…
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