HALL v. STATE

No. 25098.

235 S.W.2d 638 (1951)

HALL v. STATE.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

January 17, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John L. Sandstedt, Bryan, for appellant.

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


GRAVES, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was convicted of murder with malice and given a term of 20 years in the penitentiary. She appeals.

The facts show that appellant killed Virgie Mae McCoy by stabbing her with a knife. The testimony shows a crowd of Negroes at a beer hall until closing time, and evidently some talk relative to the deceased and the appellant's husband. Appellant seemed to have been possessed of a knife, an "East Dallas Special," and as the parties...

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