McReynolds v. State

Citations

• 4 Tex. Ct. App. 327

Syllabus

<p>1. Deadly Weapon.—The court below instructed the jury that “a deadly weapon is one which in the manner used is capable of producing death, or of inflicting great bodily injury, or seriously wounding.” Held, that this definition is substantially correct.</p> <p>2. Venue—Reasonable Doubt.—To warrant a conviction, there must be some evidence of the venue of the offense; but it seems that the doctrine of reasonable doubt is not applicable to the jurisdictional question of venue.</p> <p>3. Evidence. — Affirmative testimony of credible witnesses is more reliable and entitled to more weight than negative testimony of like witnesses.</p>