Parker v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Bell. Tried below before Hon. John M. Furman. Appeal from a conviction for murder in the first degree; penalty, imprisonment for life in the penitentiary. Appellant was indicted for the murder of Amos McQuiston, on the 29th day of April, 1898, by shooting him with a gun.
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Appeal from the District Court of Bell. Tried below before Hon. John M. Furman. Appeal from a conviction for murder in the first degree; penalty, imprisonment for life in the penitentiary. Appellant was indicted for the murder of Amos McQuiston, on the 29th day of April, 1898, by shooting him with a gun. The deceased, Amos McQuiston, was an old man who lived alone on his farm a mile or so out from the village of Heidenheimer, and was supposed to keep always quite a sum of money about his premises. He was last seen alive about sundown on Friday evening. On Saturday he was found dead in his…
1Opinion of the Court
BROOKS, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of murder in the first degree, and his punishment assessed at confinement in the penitentiary for life; hence this appeal.
There are no bills of exception contained in this record to the admission or rejection of testimony, except such as are in the statement of facts. The statement of facts having been filed after the adjournment of court, we can not consider any of said bills of exception.
In the motion for a new trial, appellant excepted to the refusal of the court to give certain requested charges, and to the failure of the court to charge on certain…
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