Mims v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Freestone County; H. B. Daviss, Judge. Ben Mims was convicted of manslaughter, and he appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtPrendergast, J.
Appellant was charged and tried for murder, convicted of manslaughter, and his penalty fixed at five years in the penitentiary.
[1] On the night of November 5, 1910, a large number of negroes had a party of some hind at the house of one of their number, at which they had a supper and also had articles for sale, and sold articles to raise money for some purpose. As seems to be the case on most occasions of the kind, there was more or less drinking by some of the men in attendance. The day of the night of the party, or, perhaps, the day before, the deceased, John Willis Williams, had sold some…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Conger v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1911
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Hicks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1917
- Luman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1925
- Donaghy v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1917