Legal Opinion · Dissent

Wooldridge v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided March 15, 1883Published

Appeal from Fayette county.

1DissentWhite, P. J.

On the night of the 11th of August, 1882, Antono Roerich was assassinated at his home in Eayettee county. Appellant and one Nathan Stevens were jointly indicted for the murder. On the 25th of November appellant was alone placed upon trial, and the result was his conviction of murder in the first degree with the penalty -assessed at death. From this judgment of conviction he appeals to this court. Several supposed errors are complained of as grounds for *911a reversal of the judgment, the most important of which are :

1. That the court erred in overruling his application for a continvance.

2. Error…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1850
  2. Levison v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1875
  3. Cobia v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1849
  4. Hall v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1867
  5. Buster v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1874

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