Legal Opinion

Weige v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided June 13, 1917No. 4459PublishedCited by 23 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

MORROW, Judge.

Supplementing what has been said and making more definite the reasons on which the majority of the court base their judgment that the record requires a reversal, the following observations-are made:

The appellant killed his wife under very revolting circumstances. The only motive which from the evidence suggests itself to our minds is that of mental derangement on the part of appellant. While there is a conflict of evidence as to the sanity or insanity of appellant, his witnesses make out a strong case in support of the affirmative. The appellant was afflicted with many physical…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Jenkins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1906
  2. Crow v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1894
  3. Reeves v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1895
  4. Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1908
  5. Wooten v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1909

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Harris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1923
  2. Harris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1923
  3. Simmons v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1923
  4. Hicks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1924
  5. Stalling v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1921

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