Speiden v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Dallas!' Tried below before the Hon. N. M. Burford. In the opinion of this court will be found a remarkably lucid, though concise, statement of all the material facts. The jury awarded the defendant five years in the penitentiary.
1Opinion of the CourtWhite, J.
In the view we have taken of this case, it is unnecessary to discuss the many interesting questions presented in the record, as they are not likely to arise upon a subsequent trial. Most; of the errors complained of have reference to the charge of the court and the refusal of instructions asked by defendant.
The points we propose t'b examine are (1) with reference to the manner in which the jury was passed upon and filled up, (2) the competency of the expert and hearsay testimony adduced, and (3) the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the verdict and judgment.
1. The mode in which a jury is…
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