Legal Opinion

Cotton v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 9, 1921No. 5948PublishedCited by 2 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

HAWKINS, Judge.

The appellant was convicted of manslaughter, and his punishment assessed at three years confinement in the penitentiary.

This is the second appeal. The result of the first one will be found reported in 86 Texas Crim. Rep., 387, 217 S. W. Rep., 158.

The appellant presents many questions to this court for review with reference to the charge of the court, and exceptions thereto, and the failure of the court to give many special charges requested. Upon an examination of the entire record we believe the charge of the court was a fair comprehensive charge guarding the rights of…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. McDougal v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1917
  2. Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1908
  3. Cotton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1919

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. State v. MaloneSupreme Court of Missouri · 1933
  2. Cotton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1922

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