Runnels v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
LATTIMORE, Judge.
— Conviction for assault to murder; punishment, five years in the penitentiary.
From the State’s standpoint the facts show that appellant was drinking and boisterous at a church and when remonstrated with by the injured party appellant with a pistol shot said party. Bill of exceptions No. 2 shows that after testifying that appellant shot him, and pointing out where the bullet entered and came out, prosecuting witness was asked to show the jury where he was shot, and that he opened his shirt and exhibited to them the wounds made by the entry and exit. Neither in the bill nor…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Trigg v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1924
- Chapman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1912
- Mahaney v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1923
- Newman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1919
3Cited by3 opinions
- Gandy v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1939
- Louks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1945
- Griffith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1941