Legal Opinion

Harris v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided April 7, 1971No. 43374Published

1Opinion of the Court

465 S.W.2d 175 (1971)

Harold E. HARRIS, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

No. 43374.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

April 7, 1971.

Wm. E. Wiggins, Texarkana, for appellant.

Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

OPINION

ODOM, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for murder; the punishment was assessed by a jury at life.

In view of the disposition we make of this case, a statement of the facts will not be necessary. Suffice it to say that the evidence of the state reveals that appellant shot the deceased with a gun. Appellant objected to the introduction of his written…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Procunier v. AtchleySupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. Lopez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1964
  4. Pinto v. PierceSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  5. Harris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971

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