The Texas Criminal Reports: Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Court of Criminal Appeals of the State of Texas, Volume 76State of Texas, 1916 |
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30 Texas 35 Texas Crim 43 Texas acquitted affidavit affirmed alleged appellant appellant.-On question appellant's arrest assault Assistant Attorney authority bill of exceptions C. C. McDonald cited cocaine Code committed complaint counsel county attorney County Court court's charge Criminal deceased defendant defendant's dissenting District Court Ernest Cox evidence February 24 filed Following Garvey grand jury ground guilty habeas corpus HARPER homicide indictment instructed the jury intercourse intoxicating liquors issue JUDGE.-Appellant was convicted judgment jurisdiction jurors killing Legislature manslaughter matter ment motion negro objection offense opinion option law overruling party penalty penitentiary perjury permitted person pistol plea PRENDERGAST presented prosecution rape record refused remanded reversible error S. W. Rep says self-defense sentence law sexual intercourse special charges State's statement of facts statute stolen submitted sustained testified testimony theft tion Titus County told trial of murder tried verdict whisky witness
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Page 27 - From the variety of cases relative to judgments being given in evidence in civil suits, these two deductions seem to follow as generally true: first, that the judgment of a Court of concurrent jurisdiction, directly upon the point, is as a plea, a bar, or as evidence, conclusive, between the same parties, upon the same matter, directly in question in another Court...
Page 51 - If from the evidence it appears to the commissioner that there is probable cause to believe that an offense has been committed...
Page 3 - ... and may allow said child to remain in its own home subject to the visitation of the probation officer, such child to report to the probation officer as often as may be required and subject to be returned to the court for further proceedings...
Page 283 - ... be evident from the implications of the question, in the setting in which it is asked, that a responsive answer to the question or an explanation of why it cannot be answered might be dangerous because injurious disclosure could result. The trial judge in appraising the claim "must be governed as much by his personal perception of the peculiarities of the case as by the facts actually in evidence.
Page 298 - This act shall be liberally construed, to the end that its purpose may be carried out, to wit: That the care, custody and discipline of a child shall approximate, as nearly as may be, that which should be given by its parents...
Page 150 - ... courts, in courts of justices of the peace, and in such other courts as may be provided by law. The criminal district court of Galveston and Harris counties shall continue with the district, jurisdiction, and organization now existing by law until otherwise provided by law. The legislature may establish such other courts as it may deem necessary, and prescribe the jurisdiction and organization thereof, and may conform the jurisdiction of the district and other inferior courts thereto.
Page 283 - Atkins', is the correct one; and that, to entitle a party called as a witness to the privilege of silence, the Court must see, from the circumstances of the case and the nature of the evidence which the witness is called to give, that there is reasonable ground to apprehend danger to the witness from his being compelled to answer.
Page 161 - A conviction cannot be had upon the testimony of an accomplice unless it be corroborated by such other evidence as shall tend to connect the defendant with the commission of the offense ; and the corroboration is not sufficient if it merely shows the commission of the offense or the circumstances thereof.
Page 293 - The right of trial by jury, as heretofore enjoyed, shall remain inviolate; but the trial of civil cases before justices of the peace by a jury of less than twelve men, may be authorized by law.
Page 11 - That no person shall be held to answer for a criminal offense without due process of law; and no person for the same offense shall be twice put in jeopardy of punishment, nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself.