Legal Opinion

Davidson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided January 27, 1965No. 37581PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McDONALD, Presiding Judge.

The offense is murder; the punishment, confinement in the state penitentiary for life. ;

The state adduced testimony from the deceased’s wife, Mrs. Linda Virginia Willis, who testified that on August 17, 1963, at approximately 6:30 p. m. o’clock, she and her husband (the deceased), and their two infant children, went to the appellant’s home located in Harris County, Texas. The appellant was the deceased’s stepfather, being married to the deceased’s mother, Dorothy Davidson. The appellant was not at home at the time the deceased and his family arrived.

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2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Fite v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1956
  2. Hicks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1924
  3. Roberts v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1914
  4. McCaine v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1948
  5. Mitchell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1951

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Anderson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  2. Freeman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  3. Valdez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989
  4. State v. ChildersSupreme Court of Kansas · 1977
  5. Haas v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973

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