Sullivan v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
The indictment charged appellant with the murder of Charley Williams, on the 17th-day of September, 1898, by shooting him with a pistol.
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The indictment charged appellant with the murder of Charley Williams, on the 17th-day of September, 1898, by shooting him with a pistol. This is a companion case to Prjror v. State, post, p. 643. The testimony with regard to the confessions of Will Pryor and this defendant, which appears to have gone to the jury without objection, is substantially as follows: J. C. Lipscomb, the officer having custody of appellant at the time the confession was made to him, testifies as follows: 'T arrested Will Pryor, -Joe Sullivan, and Plenty Brown for the murder of Charles Williams. Will Pryor came to me…
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIDSON, Presiding Judge.
Appellant was convicted for murder in the second degree, and his punishment assessed at confinement in the penitentiary for a term of thirty years, and he appeals.
Appellant contends the court erred in refusing to give certain special instructions requested by him, in which it was sought to present his theory of the case. They are based upon the proposition that the uncorroborated confession of an accused is not sufficient to justify a conviction. That is a very sound proposition of law; but, as we understand the record, it has no application to this case. The…
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