Morris v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
■ Appeal from the District Court of Fort Bend. Tried below before Hon. T. S. Reese. Appeal from a conviction for murder in the first degree; penalty, death. The opinion states all the material facts of this most atrocious murder and rape, or attempted rape, of a 6 years old blind negro girl.
1Opinion of the Court
DAVID SO 1ST, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of murder in the first degree, and his punishment assessed at death, and he prosecutes this appeal.
He reserved exceptions to the action of the court in permitting the State “to prove by the witness Henry Ellis the pretended confession made to him, as shown in the statement of facts, because the same were not freely and voluntarily made, but were made under promise of concealment.” Referring to the statement of facts in this connection, we find that Ellis and the defendant were together at the house where the deceased’s body was found; and,…
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