Hughes v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
The appellant, Nathan A. Hughes, was charged by indictment presented in the District Court of Denton County, on August 30, 1899, with the murder of George Brampton, alleged to have been committed in Denton County' Texas, on the 12th day of June, 1899. In March, 1900, appellant was tried and found guilty of murder in the second degree and his punishment assessed at confinement in the penitentiary for twenty-five years, but on an appeal to this court the judgment was reversed…
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The appellant, Nathan A. Hughes, was charged by indictment presented in the District Court of Denton County, on August 30, 1899, with the murder of George Brampton, alleged to have been committed in Denton County' Texas, on the 12th day of June, 1899. In March, 1900, appellant was tried and found guilty of murder in the second degree and his punishment assessed at confinement in the penitentiary for twenty-five years, but on an appeal to this court the judgment was reversed and the cause remanded. Hughes v. State, 43 Texas Crim. Rep., 511. On the 26th day of September, 1901, the appellant was…
1Opinion of the Court
BROOKS, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of manslaughter, and given three years and six months in the penitentiary. This is the third appeal, the former appeals being reported in 60 S. W. Rep.. 563, 43 Texas Crim. Rep., 511, 4 Texas Ct. Rep., 441. The trial in this instance occurred in Cooke County, the venue having been changed from Denton.
Appellant urges various errors, but we do not think any of them well taken, except the misconduct of the jury complained of in the motion for new trial. The jurors testified on the hearing with regard to this matter, and we will make a substantial statement…
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