Reyons v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from tbe District Court of Travis. Tried below before Hon. J. H. Eobertsoh. Tbis appeal is from a conviction for murder of tbe first degree, witb tbe punishment assessed at death. Tbis is tbe second appeal in tbis case. Tbe former appeal was also from a conviction for murder in tbe first degf ée, witb tbe death penalty. Eeyons v. Tbe State, 32 Texas Crim.
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Appeal from tbe District Court of Travis. Tried below before Hon. J. H. Eobertsoh. Tbis appeal is from a conviction for murder of tbe first degree, witb tbe punishment assessed at death. Tbis is tbe second appeal in tbis case. Tbe former appeal was also from a conviction for murder in tbe first degf ée, witb tbe death penalty. Eeyons v. Tbe State, 32 Texas Crim. Eep., 151. Tbe facts stated in tbe opinion of Judge Davidson, together witb those stated in tbe opinion of Judge Simians on the former appeal, sufficiently show tbe nature and character of tbe case as made by tbe evidence. After the…
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIDSON, Judge.
The conviction in this Case was of murder in the first degree, and the punishment assessed was death.
Ferma Lerma, Manueal Aguirre, and Clem King, having been summoned as witnesses by the State, were present at the trial. The defendant moved the court to require the prosecution to place them on the stand and elicit their testimony. This was refused, and an exception reserved. The State’s case was made out by the testimony of eye-witnesses, and it is therefore unnecessary to discuss the rule laid down in Thompson’s case, 30 Texas Criminal Appeals, 325, relied on by defendant.…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- White v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1894
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