Legal Opinion

Watkins v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided June 15, 1949No. 24408PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KRUEGER, Judge.

The offense is murder without malice. The punishment assessed is confinement in the state penitentiary for a term of two years.

Appellant’s first contention is that the evidence is insufficient to sustain his conviction.

It was the theory of the state that the appellant, while intoxicated and under the influence of intoxicating liquor, drove his automobile into the automobile of the deceased causing it to collide therewith and inflict injuries upon the deceased from the effects of which he died. It was appellant’s theory that he *561was not intoxicated; that he did not drive his car…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Ortiz v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1912
  2. Andrews v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1947
  3. McKinney v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1916
  4. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1914
  5. Ghent v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1915

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Garcia v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  2. McGee v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1950
  3. King v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1958
  4. Wilson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1956
  5. McGee v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1950

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