Legal Opinion
Texas v. Heaton
District Court, N.D. Texas
Decided May 21, 1932PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ATWELL, District Judge.
The three defendants are indicted separately in the state court for murder. Smith and Heaton were, at the time of the aet complained of, national prohibition agents. Hoard was working for them as an informer. Such employment was within the authority of the agents.
In attempting to make an arrest of one Cox, a shooting resulted in which one MeGlothlin was killed. The state contends that the killing was unjustifiable. The defendants maintain that it was in self-defense, and happened while they were in the performance of their duties as officers and helper.
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2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Lipke v. LedererSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- United States v. DoremusSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Colorado v. SymesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
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