Legal Opinion

Curtis v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided November 25, 1931No. 14414Published

1Opinion

*406ON MOTION FOR REHEARING.

LATTIMORE, Judge.

Appellant insists that it was erroneous for the court to refuse to grant a motion made by him before any evidence was offered, and without setting out in his said motion the evidence referred to, — the purpose of the motion being to secure an order from the court directing the state’s attorney not to bring out upon the trial any facts concerning or describing the death of the party for whose murder appellant was on trial, or what was then said by deceased or any other person. In our opinion one accused of murder can not come into court and admit that…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Couch v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1922
  2. Gallagher v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1908

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