Bullington v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Fannm. Tried below before the Hon. Ben H. Denton. Appeal from a conviction of acsault to murder; penalty, eight years confinement in the penitentiary. The opinion' states the ease. On question of argument of counsel: Lyon v. State, 42 Texas Crim. Bep., 506; Johnson y. State, 46 id., 291; Newcomb v. State, 49 id., 550; Knight y.
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Appeal from the District Court of Fannm. Tried below before the Hon. Ben H. Denton. Appeal from a conviction of acsault to murder; penalty, eight years confinement in the penitentiary. The opinion' states the ease. On question of argument of counsel: Lyon v. State, 42 Texas Crim. Bep., 506; Johnson y. State, 46 id., 291; Newcomb v. State, 49 id., 550; Knight y. State, 55 id., 243. On question that counsel for State shall not argue matters not sustained by the evidence: Kirksey y. State, 61 Texas Crim. Bep., 641, 135 S. W. Bep., 125; Boss y. State, 60 Texas Crim. Bep., 547, 133 S. W. Bep.,…
1Opinion of the Court
HABPEB, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of assaulting bis wife with intent to kill her, and his punishment assessed at eight years confinement in the State penitentiary.
Appellant in his brief and able oral argument before this court seems to rely mainly for reversal of this case on the ground that the court erred in overruling his motion for new trial, because of alleged newly discovered testimony. We do not deem it necessary to discuss this ground, as the case will be reversed on other grounds, and it certainly will not be newly discovered on another trial.
The most material error, as we view…
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