GRIGGS v. STATE

No. 24990.

235 S.W.2d 154 (1950)

GRIGGS v. STATE.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied January 10, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

No attorney for appellant.

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


DAVIDSON, Commissioner.

Murder is the offense; the punishment, twenty-five years' confinement in the penitentiary.

No bills of exception appear.

That appellant killed deceased by cutting him with a knife is not disputed.

The jury rejected appellant's theory of self-defense. The facts support the conviction.

The judgment is affirmed.

Opinion approved by the court.

On Motion for Rehearing.

WOODLEY, Commissioner...

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