Hardin v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
The indictment charged appellant with the murder of John Turman, on Monday, March 28, 1898, by shooting him with a pistol. The District Court of Kimble County was in session at the time the killing occurred, and the indictment against appellant was returned by the grand jury on March 29th, the day after the killing. The case was set for trial, and defendant was placed on trial on the following Monday, it being the 4th day of April.
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The indictment charged appellant with the murder of John Turman, on Monday, March 28, 1898, by shooting him with a pistol. The District Court of Kimble County was in session at the time the killing occurred, and the indictment against appellant was returned by the grand jury on March 29th, the day after the killing. The case was set for trial, and defendant was placed on trial on the following Monday, it being the 4th day of April. It will he found that the opinion of the court below states all the essential facts leading up to and attendant upon the homicide, and no further statement as to…
1Opinion of the Court
HENDERSON, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of murder in the second degree, and his punishment assessed at confinement in the penitentiary for a term of thirty-five years, and he appeals.
It appears that, anterior to the homicide, appellant and deceased had been friends. The homicide occurred at Junction City, in Kimble County, on Monday night, March 28, 1898. District court was in session at the time, and a number of witnesses from Sutton as well as Kimble County were present in the case of Haley, charged with murder, the venue of which had been transferred from Sutton to Kimble County.…
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