Legal Opinion
Lopez v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided October 25, 1961No. 33622PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BELCHER, Judge.
The conviction is for murder; the punishment 25 years.
The indictment was returned September 6, 1960, and trial was had on February 13, 1961.'
It is undisputed that the appellant was 15 years of age on the date of the killing on November 20, 1958. The court in the charge to the jury gave effect to the provisions of Artcile 31, P.C.
The evidence shows that Miguel Ramos, the deceased, was a farm worker on the Guerra ranch which was located alongside the Rio Grande River in Hudspeth County, but that he lived on the Mexican side of the river and commuted by donkey, using a wooden…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Brown v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Stein v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Stroble v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Lyons v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Gallegos v. NebraskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Ochoa v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
- Garza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1963
- Rodgers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
- Henley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1965
- Foster v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1966
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