Legal Opinion

Beckham v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided February 26, 1941No. 21454PublishedCited by 8 opinions

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion of the Court

HAWKINS, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was tried in Hamilton County, Texas, on a change of venue, upon an indictment charging that, with malice aforethought, he killed Raymond Thompson by shooting him with a gun. The killing was alleged to have occurred in Brown County, Texas. Appellant was convicted for murder with malice aforethought and his punishment was assessed at thirty years in the penitentiary.

This is the fourth time this case has been before us. The opinions on the three former appeals will be found reported in 133 Texas Cr. R. 206, 109 S. W. (2d) 764; 135 Texas Cr. R. 338, 120 S. W.…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Joubert v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1938
  2. Davis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1928
  3. Herrera v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1931
  4. Parks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1936
  5. Chappell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1933

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Foster v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  2. Robert Chester Galloway v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
  3. Welcome v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969
  4. Hall v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1942
  5. Green v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957

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