Legal Opinion

Burkhalter v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided May 14, 1919No. 5237PublishedCited by 6 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

DAVIDSON, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was convicted of murder, his punishment being assessed at five years confinement in the penitentiary.

This is the second apeal, the first being found reported in 79 Texas Crim. Rep., 336. In a general way, the facts and circumstances developed by this record are as in the former appeal. There is, however, in this record some rather important amended testimony not shown by the former record. Illustrative of this, Mrs. Jones testified on this trial that appellant made a confession or admission to her that he killed deceased. The statement was made under rather…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Murphy v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1912
  2. Kinney v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1912
  3. Ballenger v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1911
  4. Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1909
  5. Tankersley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1907

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. People v. WillyIllinois Supreme Court · 1921
  2. Landry v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1930
  3. People v. HennemanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1944
  4. Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railway Co. v. MageeCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1924
  5. Utica National Insurance Co. of Texas v. McDonaldCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1991

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