Legal Opinion

Pinson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided February 7, 1923No. 7442Published

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion

on rehearing.

June 6, 1923.

LATTIMORE, Judge.

Upon the proposition that any killing resulting from a sudden quarrel involves manslaughter, and that the instant killing was of that kind, appellant bases an argument and citation of authorities in support of his motion for rehearing. We regret we can not agree with appellant’s premises in this matter, and, therefore, conclude that there is no need to review his authorities. From the testimony of neither side does it appear that this killing resulted from a sudden quarrel. We stated in our original opinion the substance of the immediate surroundings…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Merka v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1917
  2. Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1900
  3. Fitch v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1896
  4. Taylor v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1899
  5. Grant v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1912

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