Hendricks v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
The State’s testimony substantially showed' that in the afternoon the deceased came to his store, which belonged to a company in which deceased and defendant were both interested, and defendant asked deceased something about a ring that the latter had in pledge there; that the deceased had paid interest on the ring and defendant contended that it was a personal loan, while deceased contended that it was out of the company’s money, and both looked over the books with…
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The State’s testimony substantially showed' that in the afternoon the deceased came to his store, which belonged to a company in which deceased and defendant were both interested, and defendant asked deceased something about a ring that the latter had in pledge there; that the deceased had paid interest on the ring and defendant contended that it was a personal loan, while deceased contended that it was out of the company’s money, and both looked over the books with reference thereto and became involved in a wordy altercation, whereupon defendant drew his six-shooter and shot deceased, firing…
1Opinion of the Court
HARPER, Judge.
Appellant was indicted, charged with murder, and when tried was convicted of murder in the second degree, and his punishment assessed at fifteen years confinement in the State penitentiary.
There were no bills of exception reserved to the admissibility or rejection of any testimony offered, but in the motion for new trial there are many complaints to the charge of the court as given and refusal of the court to give some special charges requested.
As.to the complaints of that portion of the charge relating to murder in the first degree, we do not deem it necessary to discuss them,…
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- Barton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1908
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