Sampson v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the Criminal District Court of Harris. Tried below before the Hon. 0. W. Robinson. Appeal from a conviction of murder; penalty, death. The opinion states the case. On question of confessions: Oliver v. State, 159 S. W. Rep., 240; Kelly v. State, 61 Texas Crim. Rep., 663. On question of principals: Miller v. State, 15 Texas Crim. App., 125; Bass v. State, 59 Texas Crim. Rep., 186; Espinoza v. State, 73 Texas Crim. Hep., 237, 165 S. W. Rep., 208; Coulter y.
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Appeal from the Criminal District Court of Harris. Tried below before the Hon. 0. W. Robinson. Appeal from a conviction of murder; penalty, death. The opinion states the case. On question of confessions: Oliver v. State, 159 S. W. Rep., 240; Kelly v. State, 61 Texas Crim. Rep., 663. On question of principals: Miller v. State, 15 Texas Crim. App., 125; Bass v. State, 59 Texas Crim. Rep., 186; Espinoza v. State, 73 Texas Crim. Hep., 237, 165 S. W. Rep., 208; Coulter y. State, .162 S. W. Rep., 885; Thompson y. State, 71 Texas Crim. Rep., 514, 163 S. W. Rep., 973.
1Opinion of the Court
HARPER, Judge.
Appellant was awarded the death penalty by the jury for killing Charles Bourgeois.
The indictment sets out various ways by which the killing occurred. These seem to have been supported by the testimony. There is but one bill of exceptions in the record. This was reserved to the ruling of the court permitting the written confession of appellant to be introduced before the jury. The confession on its face is in conformity with the law. The objection urged was that it was not a voluntary statement .freely made under circumstances that would admit it in evidence, that proper warning…
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