Hampton v. State

Citations

• 45 Tex. 154

Syllabus

<p>1. Charge op court. — When two arc indicted jointly for murder, and the evidence is circumstantial, the jury should be instructed that they must pass upon the guilt of each, and that they may convict one and acquit the other.</p> <p>2. Testimony op wipe. — Where the wife is called to testify in behalf of her husband, on trial in a criminal case, the prosecution has the right to cross-examine her touching her testimony on a former trial or examination of the same case.</p>