Washington v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Washington v. State

417 S.W.2d 278, 1967 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1094

CourtCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas

DecidedJuly 26, 1967

DocketNo. 38873

StatusPublished

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Washington v. State, 417 S.W.2d 278, 1967 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1094 (Tex. 1967).

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[279]*279OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

This is a conviction for murder with malice; the punishment, 50 years.

This conviction was affirmed by this Court in Washington v. State, 400 S.W.2d 756. However, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari, reversed the judgment of the Court of Criminal Appeals with costs, and remanded the cause to this Court for further proceedings not inconsistent with this opinion. (Washington v. State of Texas, 388 U.S. 14, 87 S.Ct. 1920, 18 L.Ed.2d 1019).

The opinion of the Supreme Court requires that appellant’s motion to reverse and remand this cause be granted.

The judgment of the trial court is reversed, and the cause is remanded.

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