Legal Opinion

Wilson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 26, 1913No. 2375PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HARPER, Judge.

Appellant was prosecuted and convicted of assault to murder, and his punishment assessed at two years confinement in the penitentiary.

The evidence would show that Jeff Wilson and Dorsey Jones had a fight, in which Jeff Wilson was apparently given a whipping. The State’s theory of the case is that on account of this whipping Jeff, Andrew and Bob Wilson and Joe Allen entered into a conspiracy to kill Dorsey Jones, and in pursuance of that conspiracy one of them did shoot him, all the others being present, tmd we might add here that the evidence offered in behalf of the State would…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Carter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1910
  2. Cecil v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1903
  3. Goodwin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1910
  4. Gracy v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1909

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Mayfield v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  2. Binyon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  3. Morphey v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1932
  4. Nothaf v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1922
  5. Mercado v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1924

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