Legal Opinion

Garcia v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 28, 1956No. 28170PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MORRISON, Presiding Judge.

The offense is murder; the punishment, 10 years.

Juan Garza testified that he and the deceased repaired to a “cantina” on the night in question, that the appellant and others were there when they arrived, that he and the deceased ordered a beer, that after a short while the deceased spoke to the appellant and told him that he was dressed up like he was going to get married, that shortly thereafter the appellant left the cantina and returned, whereupon the deceased asked the appellant why he had gotten his pistol, and that he then observed the appellant with a pistol…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Doswell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1952
  2. Jackson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1931
  3. Marshall v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1926
  4. Gray v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1955

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Knight v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
  2. DeLeon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  3. Bolden v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  4. Holbert v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970
  5. Veevers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1962

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