Legal Opinion

Renn v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided November 22, 1911Published

Appeal from District Court, Tarrant .County; Jas. W. Swayne, Judge. Ellis Renn was convicted of manslaughter, and he appeals.

1Opinion

On Motion for Rehearing.

HARPER, J.

This case was affirmed at a former day of this term, and appellant has filed a brief and an able argument, in which he strenuously insists that the court erred, and that the case should be reversed.

We will first discuss the question presented in appellant’s argument, as he doubtless deemed them of most importance. As shown in the original opinion, while appellant’s witness Will Yaughn was on the stand, the prosecuting attorney asked some improper questions, the first of which was how many times the witness had been arrested for whipping his wife; the second,…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. McCorquodale v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1905
  2. Sims v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1898
  3. Pope v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1912
  4. Howard v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1896
  5. Drake v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1890

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