Cook v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Fisher. Tried below before the Honorable W. R. Chapman. Appeál from a conviction of murder; penalty, five years imprisonment in the penitentiary. The opinion states the case. On question of officer with jury: Lester v. Hayes, 38 S. W. Rep., 52; Sargent v. Roberts, 1 Pick, 337; Holiday v. Sampson, 95 S. W. Rep., 643; Texas-Midland Rye Co. v. Byrd, 115 S- W. Rep., 1163; Corpus Christi Street & Interurban Ry.
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Appeal from the District Court of Fisher. Tried below before the Honorable W. R. Chapman. Appeál from a conviction of murder; penalty, five years imprisonment in the penitentiary. The opinion states the case. On question of officer with jury: Lester v. Hayes, 38 S. W. Rep., 52; Sargent v. Roberts, 1 Pick, 337; Holiday v. Sampson, 95 S. W. Rep., 643; Texas-Midland Rye Co. v. Byrd, 115 S- W. Rep., 1163; Corpus Christi Street & Interurban Ry. Co. v. Kjellberg, 185 S. W. 430; Quigley v. G. C. & S. F. Ry. Co., 142 S. W. Rep., 633; Holman v. Cusenbary, 225 id., 65; Grissom v. State, 4 Texas Crim…
1Opinion of the Court
LATTlMORF, Judge.
Appellant was convicted in the District Court of Fisher County of murder, and her punishment fixed at five years in the penitentiary.
By her bill of exceptions No. 1 appellant complains of the admission of the testimony of J. I.'Cook, said complaint being as follows: “Well, when she made this statement that she was sorry she gave him this and would never give him anything else, he looked up at her and said, he told her ‘No/ he says, ‘Alice, you will never get a chance to give me anything else.’ He says: ‘You have given me poison. I am going to die.’ ” The ground of objection…
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