Hodges v. State

MORRISON, Presiding Judge.

The offense is murder; the punishment, 35 years.

A prior habeas corpus proceedings relating to this matter is reported as Ex parte Hodges, 166 Texas Cr. Rep. 433, 314 S.W. 2d 581.

This case must be reversed because the evidence is not sufficient to support the conviction, and for this reason the facts will be summarized and stated in the light most favorable to the state.

Deceased met her death at her home some time between three and five o’clock in the afternoon. An autopsy indicated that strangulation was the cause of death. Appellant was the nephew of deceased, had…