BUTLER v. STATE

No. 28670.

302 S.W.2d 142 (1957)

Charles John BUTLER, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

April 10, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin & Bailey, James H. Martin and Gene Bailey and Robert C. Benavides, Dallas, for appellant.

Henry M. Wade, Dist. Atty., James K. Allen, William F. Alexander, John M. Burns, George P. Blackburn, Asst. Dist. Attys., Dallas, and Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


WOODLEY, Judge.

The opinion affirming the conviction is withdrawn and the following substituted therefor.

The offense is murder; the punishment, death.

Appellant went to his place of employment, which was some 23 to 30 minutes drive from his home, arriving at 9:45 p.m. When he returned home shortly after 6 a.m. he called a neighbor who came to the house and found the body of appellant's wife, the deceased...

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