Trotter v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
The indictment charged appellant with the mnrder of Joseph Allsup, ■on the 25th day of February, 1893, by shooting him with a pistol. The deceased was a youth about seventeen years of age, and the killing took place about one-half or three-quarters of a mile from the house of appellant. At the time of the difficulty, Joe Allsup was accompanied by his brother, Robert, a lad of some fourteen years of age, and Trotter, this appellant, was accompanied by one John Creswell.
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The indictment charged appellant with the mnrder of Joseph Allsup, ■on the 25th day of February, 1893, by shooting him with a pistol. The deceased was a youth about seventeen years of age, and the killing took place about one-half or three-quarters of a mile from the house of appellant. At the time of the difficulty, Joe Allsup was accompanied by his brother, Robert, a lad of some fourteen years of age, and Trotter, this appellant, was accompanied by one John Creswell. It seems that these pai-ties had lived some time as neighbors in Bandera County, and that Trotter had bought out the land and…
1Opinion of the Court
HENDERSON, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of murder in the second degree, and given fifteen years in the penitentiary, and prosecutes this appeal. Appellant excepted to the action of the court in overruling his challenge for cause as to the juror, D. C. Cox. As to said juror the bill shows as follows: “The court propounded to the juror the statutory questions, to-wit: ‘From hearsay or otherwise, is there established in your mind such a conclusion as to the guilt or innocence of the defendant as would influence you in finding a verdict?’ The juror replied, ‘I have formed an opinion.’ The court…
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