Legal Opinion

Lopez v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided February 1, 1956No. 27898PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DAVIDSON, Judge.

Under an indictment of multiple counts charging the murder of three people by striking and colliding with them with an automobile, appellant was convicted of murder without malice. His punishment was assessed at five years in the penitentiary.

The case was submitted to the jury upon a general charge of murder, with and without malice, of three persons named in the indictment.

A judgment finding appellant guilty of the offense of murder without malice was entered without, in any manner, designating whether the finding was for the murder of all three persons or any one of them,…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Cockrell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1938
  2. Joubert v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1938
  3. Baylor v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1948
  4. Chappell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1933

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Cueva v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2011
  2. Galloway v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1967
  3. Palafox v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  4. Welcome v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969
  5. Cooper v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1961

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