Legal Opinion

Spriggs v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided February 22, 1956No. 28076PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DAVIDSON, Judge.

This is a conviction for murder, with punishment assessed at life in the penitentiary.

*168A former appeal of this case will be found reported in 160 Tex. Cr. R. 188, 268 S.W. 2d 191.

After the reversal of this case it was again called for trial in the district court of Milam County. After several jurors had been obtained, the trial court announced that he was contemplating changing the venue of the case to the district court of Falls County.

Thereupon, the appellant registered his opposition to changing the venue and asked permission of the court to introduce testimony in support of…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Spriggs v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1954

3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Beck v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  2. Castillo v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1987
  3. Garza v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1998
  4. Cook v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
  5. Young v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1982

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