Legal Opinion

Ex Parte Davis

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided May 14, 1930No. 13603Published

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

LATTIMORE, Judge.

This is an appeal from an order of the district court of Eastland county denying bail.

It is true that upon a trial of this case in the court below a death penalty was assessed, but upon appeal to this court the judgment of conviction was reversed. Davis v. State, No. 12834, opinion handed down April 2, 1930, not yet published. The record before this court upon that appeal showed a number of jurors to be for a less punishment than death, and that the verdict arrived at was based upon much misconduct on the part of the jurors in discussing other cases and matters which had no…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Ex Parte HowardCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1927

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