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Carmichael v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
May 13, 1925
271 S.W. 1114 (Tex. Crim. App. 1925)

Opinion

No. 9059.

Delivered May 13, 1925.

Negligent Homicide — Indictment for Murder — Sustained.

Where the indictment charges murder, a conviction of negligent homicide is supported. No statement of facts nor bills of exception appearing in this record, the cause must be affirmed.

Appeal from the District Court of Erath County. Tried below before the Hon. J. B. Keith, Judge.

Appeal from a conviction of negligent homicide; penalty, a fine of one thousand dollars, and one day in the county jail.

No brief filed by appellant.

Tom Garrard, State's Attorney, and Grover C. Morris, Assistant State's Attorney, for the State.


Appellant was convicted in the district court of Erath County for the offense of negligent homicide and his punishment assessed at a fine of one thousand dollars and one hour in jail.

The record is before us without a statement of facts or bills of exception.

The indictment charges the appellant with the offense of murder and the verdict is one that could have been rendered under this indictment.

There being nothing else before this court for review, it is our opinion that the judgment of the trial court should be affirmed.

Affirmed.

The foregoing opinion of the Commission of Appeals has been examined by the Judges of the Court of Criminal Appeals and approved by the Court.


Summaries of

Carmichael v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
May 13, 1925
271 S.W. 1114 (Tex. Crim. App. 1925)
Case details for

Carmichael v. State

Case Details

Full title:CHARLEY CARMICHAEL v. THE STATE

Court:Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Date published: May 13, 1925

Citations

271 S.W. 1114 (Tex. Crim. App. 1925)
271 S.W. 1114