Lyles v. State
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from El Paso. Tried below before the Hon. S. B. Newcomb. On the 23d of January, 1874, George B. Lyles was indicted for the murder of José Maria Gamboa. William Brown, Mauricia Lais, Antonio Meto, Ambrosio Acosta, and Galistra Salis were charged in the same indictment as principals, who were present, aiding and assisting by their acts, &c., in the murder.
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Appeal from El Paso. Tried below before the Hon. S. B. Newcomb. On the 23d of January, 1874, George B. Lyles was indicted for the murder of José Maria Gamboa. William Brown, Mauricia Lais, Antonio Meto, Ambrosio Acosta, and Galistra Salis were charged in the same indictment as principals, who were present, aiding and assisting by their acts, &c., in the murder. Brown, Meto, and Lyles were jointly tried before a jury, nine of whom did not understand the English language, and who were objected to as jurors by the defendants. The charge of the court was written in the English language, and was…
1Opinion of the Court
Devine, Associate Justice.
The appellant, George B. Lyles, was indicted, with four others, who were charged at the January term, 1874, in the District Court of El Paso county, as accessories with Lyles in the murder of José Maria Gamboa, on the 27th of October, 1873. The case being called for trial, one of the parties charged as an accessory was discharged, and the case dismissed as to him. *176On the close of the evidence, the court, on motion, directéd the jury to render a verdict of .not guilty as to another of the defendants, there being no evidence against him, which was immediately done, and…
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