Taylor v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Montague. Tried below before the Hon. J. A. Carroll. The conviction was for threatening to take the life of L. McCurry, and the punishment was assessed at three years-in the penitentiary. It will be observed that two opinions-were rendered in this case, and a final disposition of it made; on a rehearing allowed the State.
1Opinion of the CourtWhite, J.
In this ease appellant was indicted, tried, and «convicted under articles 6585 and 6586, Paschal’s Digest, •for seriously threatening to take the life of one L. McCurry.
There is but one question presented in the record which 'it is deemed necessary to discuss, and that is the certainty .and sufficiency of the verdict as rendered by the jury. As we find it in the record, and we take it that it is copied •correctly, since this was also one of the grounds of the defendant’s motion for a new trial, the verdict reads thus : “We, the jury, find the defendant guity, and assess his punishment to…
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