Legal Opinion

Wright v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided June 9, 1948No. 24079Published

1Opinion

ON MOTION FOR REHEARING.

GRAVES, Judge.

Appellants again contend that we erred in our original opinion herein when we held that there was no error evidenced as shown in Bill No. 16 relating to the argument of the special prosecutor in which he is claimed to have said in his argument to the jury, among other things: “* * * and the people of this country have a right to expect you to stop such and to exterminate them from society.”

It is insisted that such argument was inflammatory, vicious and malicious and conveyed to the jury the idea that the people of Texas, and of Travis County, knew the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. McKenzie v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1928
  2. Meadors v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1925
  3. Autry v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1941
  4. Bracken v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1932
  5. Stanton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1934

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