Thompson v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from tbe Criminal District Court of Harris. Tried below before Hon. E. D. Cayin. Appellant, Charles Thompson, was jointly indicted with one John Peterson and one John Williams for the murder of one W. O. Ball, in the county of Harris, on the 28th day of January, 1893. On motion of defendants John Peterson and John Williams a severance had been granted to each of them respectively, and each of them had been tried and acquitted previous to the calling of the case for…
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Appeal from tbe Criminal District Court of Harris. Tried below before Hon. E. D. Cayin. Appellant, Charles Thompson, was jointly indicted with one John Peterson and one John Williams for the murder of one W. O. Ball, in the county of Harris, on the 28th day of January, 1893. On motion of defendants John Peterson and John Williams a severance had been granted to each of them respectively, and each of them had been tried and acquitted previous to the calling of the case for trial against this appellant. Appellant made a motion for continuance, which was overruled, and his trial having been…
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIDSON, Judge.
This is a conviction of murder in the first • degree, the punishment being assessed at a life term in the penitentiary. The evidence does not bring this case within the rule of circumstantial evidence. The accomplice swears directly and positively as eye-witness that defendant committed the murder. The threats of defendant to kill the accomplice if she betrayed him were also proved. ■ The court did not err in refusing the requested charge submitting the law applicable to circumstantial evidence.
Nor did the court err in refusing defendant’s requested instructions in regard to…
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