Lewis v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Bell. Tried below before Hon. W. A. Blackburn. The death penalty was assessed against the appellant upon his conviction in the first degree for the murder of Frances Hora. It appears from the record that both the defendant and the deceased were negroes, and that the latter was the mother-in-law of the former. A detailed statement of the proof adduced on the trial is not essential to this report.
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Appeal from the District Court of Bell. Tried below before Hon. W. A. Blackburn. The death penalty was assessed against the appellant upon his conviction in the first degree for the murder of Frances Hora. It appears from the record that both the defendant and the deceased were negroes, and that the latter was the mother-in-law of the former. A detailed statement of the proof adduced on the trial is not essential to this report. Stated in brief, the testimony for the State shows that some time prior to the homicide the defendant and the deceased lived in Washington County; that in said county…
1Opinion of the Court
WILLSON, Judge.
This conviction is for murder in the first degree and the death penalty is assessed. Deceased was the mother-in-law of the defendant, and was killed with a razor.
*204Over objection of the defendant the State proved by Doctors Hudson and Talley that within from a half hour to one hour and a half after deceased had been wounded she stated to them that “Joe Lewis had come up behind her while she was at the wash tub, ran his hand under her arm, pulled her backward, and cut her nearly in two.” The trial judge explains the admission of this evidence as follows: “The testimony shows the…
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