Legal Opinion

Eron Harris v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided June 10, 1936No. 18203PublishedCited by 1 opinion

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

LATTIMORE, Judge.

Conviction for murder; punishment, ten years in the penitentiary.

There are no bills of exception to matters of procedure. We have gone carefully over the statement of facts, and believe the jury warranted in their conclusion of guilt. In the brief of able counsel for appellant, and supplement thereto, reliance is mainly had on the alleged error of the trial court in refusing to submit the case upon the law of circumstantial evidence. It was admitted by the State that the killing was actually done by Tom Burleson, — its theory being that appellant was present, and that he…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Joyce v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1921
  2. Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1931
  3. Blackstock v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1930
  4. Henderson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1932

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Thacker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1936

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