Nelson v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Bexar. Tried below before the Hon. James A. Ware. In view of the rulings of the court, the facts of the case-are sufficiently stated in its opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtWhite, J.
On the 15th day of June, 1875, appellant-was indicted, in the district court of Bexar county, for the-murder of one James H. C. Banks. The evidence shows the killing to have taken place at Fort Concho, on the morning of the 25th day of February, 1874.
On the 20th day of July, 1875, after defendant’s application for a continuance had been overruled, he was regularly arraigned and tried, upon his plea of not guilty, in Bexar county. The result of the trial was a conviction for murder,, and the punishment was assessed at imprisonment for life-in the state penitentiary.
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