Legal Opinion
Harris v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided September 23, 1970No. 42896PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ONION, Judge.
This appeal is from a conviction for murder where the jury assessed the death penalty.
The indictment charged the appellant with the murder of Elvie Susie Morwood “by cutting her with a knife,” Some months prior to trial the State gave written notice that it would seek the death penalty. See Article 1.14, Vernon’s Ann.C.C.P.
The State’s evidence reflects that after some heavy drinking with a friend or friends the appellant returned to the home of the deceased, his foster mother, in Ba-cliff, Texas, in the early morning hours of January 15, 1967. At approximately 2:50 or 3 a.…
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- Clewis v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by79 opinions
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