Hines, Alias Burton v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the Criminal District Court of Harris. Tried below before Hon. E. D. Cavin. Appeal from a conviction for murder in the first degree; penalty, death. The indictment charged appellant with the murder of Emelie Meyer, on the 18th day of July, 1898, by striking her with an ax and with a hatchet. Gotlieb Zorn testified: “I was at home near Cypress, in Harris County, Texas, on 18th of July, 1898. Gotlieb Meyer, brother of Henry Meyer, came over to my house.
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Appeal from the Criminal District Court of Harris. Tried below before Hon. E. D. Cavin. Appeal from a conviction for murder in the first degree; penalty, death. The indictment charged appellant with the murder of Emelie Meyer, on the 18th day of July, 1898, by striking her with an ax and with a hatchet. Gotlieb Zorn testified: “I was at home near Cypress, in Harris County, Texas, on 18th of July, 1898. Gotlieb Meyer, brother of Henry Meyer, came over to my house. He was full of blood over the face. He was cut in the head and one finger was cut ofí. I then went over to Henry Meyer’s house. I…
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIDSON, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of- the murder of Emelie Meyer, and his punishment assessed at death, and from this conviction he prosecutes an appeal.
In the motion for a new trial it was urged that the court erred in not charging on alibi. In this respect the charge as given is as follows: “If you entertain a reasonable doubt as to whether defendant was present at the time and place when and where said Emelie Meyer was killed, then find said defendant not guilty.” This, as we understand it, is a charge on alibi.
Another ground of the motion is predicated upon the failure of the court…
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