McCORQUODALE v. STATE OF TEXAS

No. 38.

211 U.S. 432 (1908)

McCORQUODALE v. STATE OF TEXAS.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 21, 1908.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Sam Streetman, with whom Mr. Thomas H. Ball was on the brief, for plaintiff in error.

Mr. R.V. Davidson, Attorney General of the State of Texas, and Mr. Felix J. McCord, for defendant in error, submitted.


MR. JUSTICE McKENNA delivered the opinion of the court.

Plaintiff in error on March 10, 1905, was indicted by the grand jury of the District Court of Brazos County, Texas, for the murder of one Henry Spell. He was brought to trial and convicted of murder in the first degree, the jury fixing his punishment at imprisonment for life in the penitentiary.

The judgment, after stating the number and title of the case, the...

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