Legal Opinion

Wyres v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided April 18, 1914No. 2877PublishedCited by 5 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

HARPER, Judge.

Appellant was prosecuted and convicted of murder, and his punishment assessed at death.

The first ground relied on is that the court erred in not sustaining the application for a change of venue in this case. Article 634 of the Code of Criminal Procedure reads: “The order of the judge granting or refusing a change of venue shall not be revised on appeal unless the facts upon which the same was based are presented in a bill of exceptions prepared, signed, approved and filed at the term of court at which the order was made.” The term of court at which appellant was tried adjourned…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Smith v. . KiddNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
  2. Carter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1910
  3. Palmer v. StephensCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1845
  4. State v. . WilliamsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1872
  5. Adams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1895

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Millner v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1914
  2. Flewellen v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1917
  3. Sellers v. Galveston, H. & S. A. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1918
  4. Howard v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1916
  5. Murff v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1914

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