Martin v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ON APPELLANT’S MOTION FOR REHEARING
ODOM, Judge.
Our opinion on original submission is withdrawn and the following is substituted in lieu thereof.
The offense is murder; punishment was assessed by a jury at life imprisonment.
The deceased, June Etta Martin, was the former wife of appellant. The record reflects that product of that marriage was one child, a son. The testimony showed that in the divorce the deceased was given custody of the son, as well as custody of her daughter by a former marriage. Appellant, believing that his former wife was not taking proper care of the boy, went to…
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2Cases cited38 opinions
- State v. OlsenTexas Supreme Court · 1962
- Taylor v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1967
- Commonwealth v. NovakSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
- Commonwealth v. SimmonsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
- State v. RogersSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1951
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- Hawkins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
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