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Steward v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Dec 17, 1958
318 S.W.2d 651 (Tex. Crim. App. 1958)

Opinion


318 S.W.2d 651 (Tex.Crim.App. 1958) Ovie J. STEWARD, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee. No. 30245. Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas. December 17, 1958

No attorney of record on appeal for appellant.

Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

MORRISON, Presiding Judge.

The offense is murder; the punishment, 25 years.

The deceased was shot from across the street as he stood at the front of a tavern near closing time.

On the following day the appellant presented himself at the Criminal Courts Building and offered to show the officers where he had thrown the pistol which he had used to shoot the deceased. Skin divers were contacted, and all parties, including the appellant, repaired to the Seventh Street bridge, where the pistol was recovered from the Trinity River.

The appellant did not testify or offer any evidence in his own behalf, and we find the evidence sufficient to support the conviction.

There are no bills of exception in the record, and no brief has been filed.

The judgment is affirmed.


Summaries of

Steward v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Dec 17, 1958
318 S.W.2d 651 (Tex. Crim. App. 1958)
Case details for

Steward v. State

Case Details

Full title:Ovie J. STEWARD, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court:Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Date published: Dec 17, 1958

Citations

318 S.W.2d 651 (Tex. Crim. App. 1958)

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