Legal Opinion
Jefferson v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided January 8, 1930No. 12739PublishedCited by 3 opinions
The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
LATTIMORE, Judge.
Conviction for murder; punishment, sixteen years in the penitentiary.
This is the second appeal of this case. See Jefferson v. State, 110 Texas Crim. Rep. 183.
On the night of August 26, 1926, two negroes were killed. One of them was shot with a shot gun, the other with a rifle. The killing occurred about midnight after the close of a box supper. The testimony for the State shows that about the time of the breaking up of said box supper appellant and his brother left the place and went toward their homes something like a mile distant and a short distance from each other.…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Walsh v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1919
- Jefferson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1928