Legal Opinion

Hudson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided July 26, 1967No. 40525PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

WOODLEY, Presiding Judge.

The offense is murder; the punishment, 99 years and one day.

The indictment alleged that Jimmie Charles Hatchett and appellant killed Jeff Anderson Colvin, Jr. on or about the 7th day of February while engaged in the perpetration of and the attempt at the perpetration of the crime of robbery. Severance was granted, and appellant was tried first. His co-defendant testified as a witness in his behalf.

Appellant’s principal ground of error is that the evidence is insufficient to sustain the conviction.

This ground for reversal must be considered and viewed in the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1960
  2. Navar v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1961
  3. Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1949
  4. Gaston v. BrutonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1962

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Beshears v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970
  2. Ellis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970
  3. Aguilar v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
  4. Rutledge v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
  5. Jackson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974

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