Legal Opinion

Gomez v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided January 7, 1931No. 13855PublishedCited by 8 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

CALHOUN, Judge.

Appellant was convicted in the District Court of Caldwell County of murder and his punishment fixed at three years in the penitentiary.

The appellant complains mainly of three matters in the record: (1) The failure of the Court to give a charge on the right of the appellant to defend his cousin against an assault on the part of the deceased and his brother, Cenovia Trevinio; (2) the refusal of the Court to submit the issue of aggravated assault and of the issue of the intent of the appellant to kill deceased; (3) because of the improper argument of the attorney for the State in…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Miller v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1929
  2. Kemp v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1923
  3. Tamaya v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1921
  4. Parker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1921

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Corbett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  2. Crawford v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)1982
  3. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1934
  4. Goldman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1947
  5. Martinez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1941

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