Legal Opinion

Turner v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided February 23, 1931No. 13713PublishedCited by 16 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

MORROW, Presiding Judge.

— The conviction is for murder; penalty assessed at confinement in the penitentiary for a period of eight years.

This is the second appeal of this case. The opinion on the former hearing will be found in 112 Texas Crim. Rep., 245, 16 S. W. (2d) 127.

The controverted legal question involves the proper treatment of the testimony of the witness Esther Turner. M. B. Turner was killed at his home. Those present were Mollie Turner, the appellant, and Esther Turner, the witness. Mollie Turner had two sons, John and Claude, who were working in the field at the time of the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Arp v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1892
  2. Howard v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1922
  3. Paris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1895
  4. Littles v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1929
  5. Carlisle v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1897

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Easter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  2. Reynolds v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  3. Shannon v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1935
  4. Gonzales v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969
  5. Tipton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1934

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