Jones v. State
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Bexar. Tried below before the Hon. George H. Noonan. Betty Jones was indicted for the murder of a babe. The evidence was circumstantial. Verdict of guilty, and punishment assessed at imprisonment in the penitentiary for life, on which final judgment was rendered, and from which an appeal was taken.
1Opinion of the Court
Roberts, Chief Justice.
The errors assigned in this case are—
1. The court erred in overruling defendant’s motion for continuance.
2. The court erred in overruling defendant’s motion for new trial.
The ground for the motion for new trial is, that the Amrdict of the jury is contrary to the law and the evidence. The erroh* of the court in overruling the motion for a continuance is mainly relied on for reversing the judgment. *189The record does not show any exceptions taken to the overruling of that motion. (Campion v. Angier, 16 Texas, 93; Harrison v. Cotton, 25 Texas, 53; Parker v. McKelvain, 17…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Campion v. AngierTexas Supreme Court · 1856
- Cotton v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1870
- Harrison v. CottonTexas Supreme Court · 1860
3Cited by9 opinions
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- Hollis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1880
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