MATTHEWS v. STATE

No. 25229.

239 S.W.2d 817 (1951)

MATTHEWS v. STATE.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied June 6, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

No attorney on appeal for appellant.

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


BEAUCHAMP, Judge.

The appeal is from a conviction for rape with the death penalty.

The offense is alleged to have been committed on the 19th day of August, 1950. The indictment was returned by the grand jury on August 25, 1950, and on the same date the court appointed two attorneys to represent the accused in the trial of his case. On the 3rd day of October, thereafter, the defendant came into court and filed an affidavit stating that he and his family had...

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