Lankster v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
This is the third appeal in this case. See Lankster v. State, 41 Texas Criminal Reports, 603, and Lankster v. State, 42 Texas Criminal Reports, 360. A reference to those cases will show the facts of the ease. No statement necessary in this case.
1Opinion of the Court
HENDERSON, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of murder in the second degree, and his punishment assessed at seven years confinement in the penitentiary; hence this appeal.
This is the third appeal from a conviction of murder in the second degree, but, in the view we take of it, the case will again have to be reversed. We find no error in the action of the court overruling the motion for continuance, nor in the charge of the court. However, we would suggest that on a future trial it might be well to give a general charge on the subject of manslaughter. It appears from the bill of exceptions that…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Mitchell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1895
- Darter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1898
- Ballow v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1900
- Brantly v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1900
- Gann v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1900
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3Cited by14 opinions
- McDougal v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1917
- Horn v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1906
- Weaver v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1919
- Hughes v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1902
- Hewey v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1920
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