Davis v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Llano. Tried below before the Hon. A. W. Moursund. The indictment in this case, filed December 11, 1884, charged the appellant with the murder of James B. O’Ban non, in Llano county, Texas, on the 22d day of July, 1884. His trial resulted in his conviction of murder in the first degree, and his punishment was assessed at a life term in the penitentiary. B. H. Laning was the first witness for the State.
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Appeal from the District Court of Llano. Tried below before the Hon. A. W. Moursund. The indictment in this case, filed December 11, 1884, charged the appellant with the murder of James B. O’Ban non, in Llano county, Texas, on the 22d day of July, 1884. His trial resulted in his conviction of murder in the first degree, and his punishment was assessed at a life term in the penitentiary. B. H. Laning was the first witness for the State. He testified that he was a justice of the peace in and for Llano county, Texas, in July, 1884. The deceased occupied th> position of deputy sheriff of Llano…
1Opinion of the Court
Hurt, Judge.
Appellant appeals from a conviction of murder of the first degree, for the murder of James B. O’Bannon, the punishment being confinement in the penitentiary for life. We will discuss the errors in the order in which they are presented in the brief of appellant. The first, second and third assignments will be treated together, because they treat of the same matter.
The cause being regularly reached and called for trial, the State announced ready for trial, whereupon defendant filed and presented his motion for a change of venue upon the ground “ that there existed in the county of…
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