Legal Opinion

Watson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided October 27, 1954No. 26986Published

1Opinion

On State’s Motion for Rehearing

WOODLEY, Judge. ■

Oh original submission we reversed the conviction because (1) the trial court declined to excuse the witness Tedford from the rule in order that he might hear the whole testimony and testify as an expert witness on the question of the sanity: or in-, sanity, of the defendant(2) the state .was permitted to prove the good reputation of. the deceased when that reputation had not been attacked and (3) the court’s refusal to admit, in evidence a certificate of the Superintendent of a state hospital as to the record concerning J. A. Drey (or Dray)…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Leache v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1886
  2. Garland v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1951
  3. Helton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1923
  4. Arseneau v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1943
  5. Mershon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1941

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