Legal Opinion
Hancock v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided December 9, 1970No. 43236PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DOUGLAS, Judge.
This is an appeal from a conviction for murder. The punishment was assessed by the jury at 99 years.
The record reflects that Elton Wayne Hancock, the appellant, killed his aunt, Nettie Olds, by stabbing her with a knife. On November 1, 1967, the body of the deceased was found in her home in Bay-town. Her purse was open, but it was not known if any money was missing.
The appellant’s confession, dated November 4, 1967, was introduced into evidence. It recited, in substance, that appellant was 18 years of age, finished the 10th grade in school, resided in LaMarque and was…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Bumper v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- United States v. Charles FreemanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Goodnough v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1982
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