Gladden v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Llano. Tried below before the Hon. W. A. Blackburn. The evidence is summed up in the opinion of the court. It does not disclose the cause of the hostility between the deceased and the defendants. The murder was committed in January, 1876.
1Opinion of the CourtWhite, J.
The appellant, George Gladden, is indicted as a principal offender, under Articles 1809 and 1810, Paschal’s Digest, for aiding and encouraging one John Baird, who is also jointly indicted with him, in and for the murder of one Peter Bader. We think the indictment sufficiently charged the offense against the appellant under the Articles above referred to.
In the case of Williams and Smith v. The State our supreme court says : “It has been repeatedly held that it is not necessary to allege in the indictment the facts relied upon to show the defendant to be a principal, although the *509offense with…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Williams v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1874
- McHenry v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1874