Legal Opinion · Dissent

Hazelwood v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided May 10, 1916No. 4060Published

The opinion states the case.

1DissentPrendergast, Presiding Judge

The well consid-

ered case of Chase v. State, 41 Texas Crim. Rep., 560, written by Judge Henderson, holds the reverse of the decision in this ease, and is exactly in point. Judge Davidson, in Wilson v. State, 59 Texas Crim. Rep., 596, expressly approved the Chase case. Mr. Branch cites other cases "to the same effect in section 27, page 15, of his new Annotated P. C. I believe these decisions correctly decide the law in this case.

The testimony of the non-expert witnesses comes within the law as laid down in Jordan v. State, 64 Texas Crim. Rep., 187; Key v. State, 72 Texas Crim. Rep., 129;…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Jordan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1911
  2. Chase v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1900
  3. Rogers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1913
  4. Key v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1913

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