Legal Opinion
Clifford v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided January 10, 1968No. 40887PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WOODLEY, Presiding Judge.
The offense is assault with intent to murder with malice; the punishment, 12 years.
The indictment alleged that appellant committed the assault in Deaf Smith County on or about April 8, 1966, by shooting Billy Joe Stevens with a gun.
The record shows without dispute that after shooting and killing his wife, at Canyon in Randall County, appellant drove to Hereford, in Deaf Smith County, and to Hereford Feed Mill where Billy Joe Stevens was employed and shot him at close range with a .22 caliber pistol loaded with hollow point bullets. Five shots struck Stevens in…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Irvin v. DowdSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Sheppard v. MaxwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Beck v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Taylor v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1967
- United States Ex Rel. Darcy v. HandySupreme Court of the United States · 1956
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Adami v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
- Nelson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
- Brantley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
- Garcia v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
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