Legal Opinion
Smith v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided November 17, 1965No. 38553PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DICE, Commissioner.
The conviction is for murder; the punishment, life imprisonment.
The state’s evidence shows that the deceased and her seventeen-year-old son lived in a duplex at 714 East 8(4 Street in the city of Houston. The appellant and his family occupied the other side of the duplex at No. 716.
On the night of the killing, the deceased and a companion, Alfred Schade, left her apartment and went to a lounge where they drank some beer. When they returned to the apartment around 1:45 a. m., they observed some paint on the wall next to the door. The deceased went to appellant’s apartment,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Renfro v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1951
- Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1958
- Heath v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1964
- Dowling v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1958
- Howard v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1944
3Cited by4 opinions
- Esquivel v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
- Harlan G. Smith v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Carter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969
- Esquivel v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980