Elsworth v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Donley. Tried below before the Hon. J. N. Browning. Appeal from a conviction of murder in the first degree; penalty, imprisonment for life in the penitentiary. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
BBOOKS, Judge.
Appellant was indicted for murder in Potter County and upon trial was convicted for murder in the first degree with life imprisonment assessed as his punishment. The case was appealed to this court and reversed. See Elsworth v. State, 52 Texas Crim. Rep., 1; 104 S. W. Rep., 903. The venue of the case was changed to Donley County. There appellant was again tried and the same punishment assessed against him.
The first error complained of is to the action of the court in overruling the motion for continuance. The testimony of Mrs. Morris was sought to impeach the testimony of Mrs.…
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