Legal Opinion
Martin v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided January 6, 1965No. 37037PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DICE, Commissioner.
The conviction is for bribery; the punishment, four years in the penitentiary and a fine of $2,500.
Appellant, James Bryson Martin, and Ross Evahn, David Hudson, E. R. Coffey, and R. M. Duren were jointly charged by indictment with the offense of bribery of one Clem McClelland, a probate judge of Harris County.
Motions for severance were filed in Criminal District Court No. 5 of Harris County, in which court the indictment was pending, by appellant and also by his four codefendants. The codefendants’ motion was by the court granted and, the defendants being unable to agree…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Ross v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1948
- New Amsterdam Cas. Co. v. W. D. Felder & Co., IncCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1954
- Henderson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1946
- Spradlin v. Rosebud Feed & Grain Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1956
- McClelland v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1963
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3Cited by8 opinions
- James Bryson Martin v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Parkview General Hospital, Inc. v. AshmoreCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1970
- Eagle Printing Co. v. DelaneyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
- In Re McClellandDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1966
- Martin v. BetoDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1966
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