Legal Opinion

McKaskle v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 12, 1924No. 8301PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LATTIMORE, Judge.

Appellant was convicted in the Criminal District Court of Harris County of murder, and his punishment fixed at twenty-five years in the penitentiary.

We discuss but two questions. The killing was at night near one of the most public street corners in the city of Houston. Appellant’s wife was employed in the Union National Bank building and got off work about nine P. M. It was his custom to come down for her a little before that time. On this night his car was parked on Congress Street near the rear of the bank building and he was sitting in the ear, having also in there a…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Pickens v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1920
  2. Steen v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1920
  3. Bonner v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1890
  4. Lee v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1908
  5. Green v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1910

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. People v. MilletAppellate Court of Illinois · 1965
  2. Scherpig v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1928

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