Legal Opinion

Ex Parte Hill

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 6, 1918No. 4966PublishedCited by 4 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

MORROW, Judge.

The relator under indictment for murder was refused bail and prosecutes this appeal.

Omitting any comment on the facts and stating only enough of the evidence to indicate the environments of the transaction, we find from the record presented that there is evidence that both the deceased and appellant were officers authorized to carry arms; that a short time, from one-lialf to three-quarters of an hour before the homicide the deceased assaulted appellant in the Driskill Hotel at Austin, and during the¡ progress of the assault drew his pistol and struck appellant a blow on the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Ex Parte StephensonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1913
  2. Ex Parte RussellCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1913

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Ex Parte DavisCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  2. Taylor v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
  3. Ex Parte GraggCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1945
  4. Ex Parte BatesCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1921

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