Buckley v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Jasper. Tried below before the Hon. A. E. Davis. Appeal from a conviction of murder; penalty, ten years imprisonment in the penitentiary. The opinion states the case. On question of independent impulse: Smith v. State, 52 Texas Crim. Bep., 27, 105 S. W. Bep., 182; Harris v. State, 15 Texas Crim.
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Appeal from the District Court of Jasper. Tried below before the Hon. A. E. Davis. Appeal from a conviction of murder; penalty, ten years imprisonment in the penitentiary. The opinion states the case. On question of independent impulse: Smith v. State, 52 Texas Crim. Bep., 27, 105 S. W. Bep., 182; Harris v. State, 15 Texas Crim. App., 629; Turner v. State, 20 id., 56; Blain v. State, 18 S. W. Bep., 862; Benner v. State, 65 S. W. Bep., 1102. On question of other transactions: Barkman v. State, 52 S. W. Bep., 69; Hunt v. State, 60 S. W. Bep., 965; Smith v. State, supra. On question of…
1Opinion of the Court
Appellant was convicted of murder in the second degree, his punishment being assessed at ten years confinement in the penitentiary.
The case originated in Newton County and was transferred on change of venue to Jasper County, where it was tried. It may be stated this is a companion case to Harvey Davis v. State, reported in 76 Tex.Crim. Rep., 172 S.W. Rep., 978. The two convictions grew out of the same transaction. It is deemed unnecessary to go into a detailed statement of the voluminous testimony. It is sufficient to state, it substantially shows that Dock Hughes, Tom Hughes, Jr., Harvey…
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