Legal Opinion
Walton v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided February 17, 1965No. 37673PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BELCHER, Commissioner.
The conviction is for murder; the punishment, five years.
The disposition hereof makes a summary of all the facts unnecessary.
In justification of said killing the appellant introduced and relied upon evidence that he acted in self-defense. Frank Lawson, testifying as a witness for the appellant, on direct examination stated that he was present at the scene of the homicide before and at the time it occurred; that an argument arose between a woman employed by the appellant in the club and the wife of the deceased, and the appellant approached the deceased and his wife,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Sewell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1963
- Green v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1908
- Jackson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1958
- Board v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1933
- Palacio v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1957
1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by8 opinions
- White v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
- Hoffpauir v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
- People v. GladdenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
- Boyd v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1967
- Cook v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1965
3 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.