Godwin v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Callahan. Tried below before Hon. T. H. Conner. Appeal from a conviction for murder in the second degree; penalty, twenty years imprisonment in the penitentiary. This is a second appeal in this case. See Godwin v. State, 38 Texas Criminal Reports, 466. The facts can readily he gathered from the two opinions.
1Opinion of the Court
HENDERSON, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of murder in the second degree, and his punishment assessed at confinement in the penitentiary for a term of twenty years, and prosecutes this appeal.
This case was before us at a former term of this court, and was reversed because of the improper admission of threats. See Godwin v. State, 38 Texas Crim. Rep., 466. The facts in this case, aside from the threats, which were not introduced in evidence here, are substantially the same as on the former trial, and we refer to that case for the statement of the facts. Appellant, by his bill of exceptions…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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