Legal Opinion

Washington v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided February 11, 1970No. 42563PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

450 S.W.2d 630 (1970)

Charles WASHINGTON, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

No. 42563.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

February 11, 1970.

Thomas E. Lucas, Houston (on appeal only) for appellant.

Carol S. Vance, Dist. Atty., James C. Brough and Ted Busch, Asst. Dist. Attys., Houston, and Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

OPINION

BELCHER, Judge.

The offense is murder with malice; the punishment, fifty years.

In his second ground of error the appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence. The state's evidence reflects the following:

On November 26, 1966 Mrs. Carrie…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Thomas Lorenzo Williams v. Dr. George Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
  2. Goodrum v. BetoDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1969
  3. Morrow v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1965
  4. King v. BetoDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1969
  5. Washington v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  2. Ex Parte GallegosCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  3. Meeks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970
  4. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  5. Brooks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971

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