Crow v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Milam. Tried below before Hon. JOHN N. Henderson. Appellant was indicted for the murder of one Mollie White. At his trial he was convicted of murder of the first degree, with the penalty assessed at imprisonment for life in the penitentiary. The leading features of the case as developed by the evidence will be found substantially stated in the opinion.
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Appeal from the District Court of Milam. Tried below before Hon. JOHN N. Henderson. Appellant was indicted for the murder of one Mollie White. At his trial he was convicted of murder of the first degree, with the penalty assessed at imprisonment for life in the penitentiary. The leading features of the case as developed by the evidence will be found substantially stated in the opinion. With regard to the question of expert evidence which is discussed by the court, the following are the facts as shown by the record: It appears that two notes written by some one before the murder derogatory to…
1Opinion of the Court
HURT, PRESIDING Judge.
Tbe defendant in this case stands convicted for tbe murder of Miss Mollie White, tbe verdict being for murder of tbe first degree, with life sentence.
To show motive actuating this man to commit tbe crime, it was shown that be bad waited upon her for a long time and bad courted her unsuccessfully; that be bad rivals in one Em Cast and one Ellison Lock-hart. A witness for tbe State testified, that defendant told him that. Miss Mollie bad rejected him; that defendant on this occasion seemed very much affected — seemed to be crying; said be was going up there-next day, get…
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