BOX v. STATE

No. 30967.

330 S.W.2d 450 (1959)

Evelyn BOX, Appellant, v. STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

November 11, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Cutler, Houston, for appellant.

Dan Walton, Dist. Atty., Frank Briscoe, Thomas D. White and Alex Guevara, Jr., Asst. Dist. Attys., Houston, and Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


WOODLEY, Judge.

Appellant was found guilty of the murder of her husband Richard Box, and the jury assessed her punishment at 10 years.

The sufficiency of the evidence is not challenged. The killing occurred in appellant's home and there were no witnesses. The deceased was shot twice with a pistol and died as a result of a bullet through the heart. The other shot entered his left arm near the wrist and emerged at the elbow.

Appellant admitted having...

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