FISCHER v. STATE

No. 34714.

361 S.W.2d 395 (1962)

Estil Harlan FISCHER, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied November 14, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis W. Woosley, Dallas, for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., Bill Watts, Pat McDowell and Phil Burleson, Asst. Dist. Attys., Dallas, and Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


DICE, Commissioner.

The conviction is under Art. 1295, Vernon's Ann. P.C., for sending an anonymous letter; the punishment, one month in jail and a fine of $250.

The state's testimony shows that the prosecuting witness and her two women companions lived in a house located across the street from appellant's residence. On the evening of December 28, 1960, after the prosecuting witness, who was employed at a Veterans Administration Hospital, and her two companions...

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