Childs v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Lamar. Tried below before Hon. Ben H. Denton, Special Judge. This appeal is from a conviction for murder in the second degree, the punishment assessed being thirty-seven years’ imprisonment in the penitentiary.
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Appeal from the District Court of Lamar. Tried below before Hon. Ben H. Denton, Special Judge. This appeal is from a conviction for murder in the second degree, the punishment assessed being thirty-seven years’ imprisonment in the penitentiary. The indictment charged the appellant, Willie Childs, and one Stanley Rogers jointly with the murder of Mrs. Bettie Hickman, in Lamar County, on the 22nd day of August, 1891. Appellant was alone tried in this proceeding, with the result as above stated. A very clear and concise statement of the case will be found in the latter portion of the opinion of…
1Opinion of the Court
HENDERSON, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of murder in the second degree, and his punishment assessed at thirty-seven years in the penitentiary, and he prosecutes this appeal. The court charged upon murder of the first and second degrees, and manslaughter, and also gave a charge on self-defense. The only exceptions taken in the case are to the charge of the court, and we will discuss such as are necessary to a disposition of this case. The court gave the following charge, which is assigned as error: “If you believe, from the evidence, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the defendant, acting alone…
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