OWENS v. STATE

No. 24931.

238 S.W.2d 205 (1950)

OWENS v. STATE.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied April 18, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Grady Niblo, Dallas, and Charles N. Avery, Jr., John J. McKay, Austin, for appellant.

Bob Long, Dist. Atty., Thomas D. Blackwell, Asst. Dist. Atty., and George P. Blackburn, State's Atty., all of Austin, for the State.


BEAUCHAMP, Judge.

Appellant was convicted by a jury for the murder of his wife and was sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary.

The evidence in this case is circumstantial. There is no direct testimony pointing to the guilt of appellant.

The deceased, a colored woman, known generally as "Tiny Barton", lived in a section of the City of Austin which, according to all the evidence in the case, was a rendezvous for gamblers and prostitutes. The evidence...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases