Legal Opinion
McDonald v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided October 4, 1965No. 38259PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BELCHER, Commissioner.
The conviction is for murder; the punishment, ninety-nine years.
The deceased, a widow, age 82, operated a suburban grocery store consisting of two rooms. The front room was used for the store and she lived alone in the rear room. At approximately 6 A.M., June 12, 1964, the body of the deceased was found on the bed in the rear room. The body bore four small puncture wounds in the left breast, a cut upper lip, male sperm in the vagina, and a plastic bag was pulled down over her head and twisted on one side. A fork with blood on it was found near the body. The building had…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Marion v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1964
- Corry v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1965
- Hinkley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1965
3Cited by3 opinions
- Carl Junior Hackathorn v. J.E. (Bill) DeckerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Daniel Odell McDonald v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Davidson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1965