Tate v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Comal. Tried below before Hon. Eugene Archer. This appeal is from a conviction for murder in the second degree, the punishment being assessed at imprisonment for fifteen years in the penitentiary. The leading features of the case will be found to be very briefly, but sufficiently, stated in the opinion of the court, and no additional statement is deemed necessary to illustrate the points decided.
1Opinion of the Court
HENDERSON, Judge.
Appellant was tried in the District Court of Comal County on an indictment charging him with murder, was convicted of murder in the second degree, and his punishment assessed at confinement in the penitentiary for fifteen years; and from the judgment and sentence of the lower court he prosecutes this appeal. Appellant’s first bill of exceptions relates to the overruling by the court of his motion for a continuance. Appellant sought to continue the case on account of the absence of one Mrs. W. E. Tucker, alleged to reside in Brazoria County, Texas. As to the question of…
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