LEVINESS v. STATE

No. 24688.

230 S.W.2d 814 (1950)

LEVINESS v. STATE.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied June 21, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Houston Thompson, Silsbee, for appellant.

George P. Blackburn, State's Atty., of Austin, for the State.


GRAVES, Judge.

Appellant was tried for the murder of Cloyce Eloise Twitchell and assessed the penalty of death upon his conviction therefor.

The testimony is clear and sufficient to show a wanton and brutal murder of this unfortunate woman, and it is unnecessary to go into the gruesome details thereof in the disposal of this cause.

Prior to May 12, 1949, there were three terms of the District Court held in Hardin County, which was one of the counties...

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