Knight v. State

OPINION

DAVIS, Commissioner.

This is an appeal from a conviction of murder without malice. 1 The appellant, after being duly admonished, entered a plea of guilty before the court and punishment was assessed at three years.

Appellant contends the evidence is insufficient to support the conviction.

Appellant made the following judicial admission in writing which was introduced into evidence:

“On November 26, 1969, in Harris Co., Texas, I, Carol Knight, did without malice aforethought kill James Edward Knight by shooting him with a gun.”

A judicial confession is sufficient to support the conviction…