Marshall v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Milam. Tried below before the Hon. J. C. Scott. . Appeal from a conviction of murder; penalty, fifteen years imprisonment in the penitentiary. The opinion states the case. On question of declaration of deceased: Leadbetter v. State, 23 Texas Crim. App., 247; Ex parte Fartheree, 34 Texas Oftn. Bep., 594; Jones v. State, 33 id., 492; Martin v. State, 36 id., 632; Lockhart v. State, 53 Texas Crim.
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Appeal from the District Court of Milam. Tried below before the Hon. J. C. Scott. . Appeal from a conviction of murder; penalty, fifteen years imprisonment in the penitentiary. The opinion states the case. On question of declaration of deceased: Leadbetter v. State, 23 Texas Crim. App., 247; Ex parte Fartheree, 34 Texas Oftn. Bep., 594; Jones v. State, 33 id., 492; Martin v. State, 36 id., 632; Lockhart v. State, 53 Texas Crim. Bep., 589, 111 S. W. Bep., 1024. On question of argument of counsel: Askew v. State, 54 Texas Crim. Bep., 414, 113 S. W. Bep., 287; Daniels v. State, 71 Texas Crim.…
1Opinion of the Court
Appellant was convicted of murder, and his punishment assessed at fifteen years confinement in the penitentiary.
It is made to appear by the record that the deceased, Marvin Williams, and his wife had parted, and his wife had returned to her mother's home; that deceased was living with Earl Cook. On Friday before the homicide on Monday, deceased went to the home of his mother-in-law and there conducted himself improperly, firing off a pistol and doing other unbecoming acts. The matter was reported to the justice of the peace, and a complaint sworn out charging deceased with carrying a pistol.…
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