Legal Opinion

Parker v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided June 9, 1971No. 43711Published

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is murder without malice, the punishment, five (5) years.

Appellant’s sole ground of error is that the Court erred in not granting a new trial. She is currently represented by retained counsel. At trial she was represented also by a retained counsel who testified that he thought that the appellant was of unsound mind but did not raise the question during the trial because he was convinced that she would be acquitted on the grounds of self-defense. The only witness at such hearing *465testified that she acted like a “kid” and “felt like her understanding is real…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. United States v. Dorwin MarineCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1969
  2. Jesse Frank Howard v. Dr. George Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
  3. Garcia v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969
  4. Carter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969
  5. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968

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