McCullough v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Fayette. Tried below before the Hon. B. G. Neighbors, Special Judge. Appeal from a conviction of murder in the first degree; penalty, imprisonment for life in the penitentiary. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIDSON, Presiding Judge.
The jury gave appellant a life sentence for the murder of his wife.
The sister-in-law of appellant, Ollie Jamison, was the main State witness. In brief, she testified that appellant and his wife had been having trouble, and the night preceding the homicide in the early morning deceased had spent the night at her mother’s. Appellant spent the night at his home, a short distance away. The morning of the homicide he went after his wife, carrying a shotgun. She finally accompanied him in the direction of home. En route they were met by Ollie Jamison, sister of the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- McCoy v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1860
- Fretwell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1902
- Honeycutt v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1900
- Richards v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1895
- Angell v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1872
3Cited by6 opinions
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- People v. AdamsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1972
- Curtis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1931
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