Legal Opinion

Hewey v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 24, 1920No. 5738PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMorrow, J.

The appeal is from conviction for manslaughter, with punishment fixed at confinement in the penitentiary for five years. The facts are sufficiently stated in report on former appeal, 81 Tex. Cr. R. 554, 197 S. W. 202.

The first hill of exceptions, complaining of proof thát appellant was angry, discloses no error. It was competent to prove that he appeared angry. Bennett v. State, 39 Tex. Cr. R. 648, 48 S. W. 61; Powers v. State, 23 Tex. App. 42, 5 S. W. 153; 5 Rose’s Notes on Texas Reports, p. 601. There is nothing in the hill to indicate that the testimony was irrelevant. In support of the…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Baldwin v. KansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
  2. Howard v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1917
  3. Haley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1919
  4. Bank v. Lowther-Kaufman Oil & Coal Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1909
  5. Edgar v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1910

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Craig v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  2. Whiteside v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1930
  3. Hernandez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1960
  4. Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  5. Ex Parte JohnsonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985

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