Bennett v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Hill. Tried below before Hon. J. M. Hall. Appeal from a conviction for murder in the first degree; penalty, imprisonment for life in the penitentiary. The important facts developed in the evidence are fully stated in the opinion of the court, and the questions assigned for error are also so fully set forth in the opinion as to need no further illustration.
1Opinion of the Court
HEEDERSOE, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of murder in the first degree, and his punishment assessed at confinement in the penitentiary for life, and he appeals.
In order to present the legal questions, and show their bearing and importance, we will give a summary of the facts proved; and in this connection we here insert a map of the scene of the homicide, together with the surrounding country:
1, route said to be traveled by defendant going to and from scene of homicide; 2, route traveled by defendant in going to meet Hanks; 3, route traveled by deceased in going from Blum to place of…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Meyers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1897
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