Simmons v. State

Citations

• 23 Tex. Ct. App. 653
• 5 S.W. 208
• 1887 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 141

Syllabus

<p>1. Murder— Charge oe the Court.—The trial court in this case did not err in charging upon murder of the first degree, in view of evidence tending to establish a premeditated killing, and in view of the further fact that such charge was necessary to a complete exposition of the elements of murder of the second degree.</p> <p>2. Same—Manslaughter.—“D—d son of a bitch ” is an expression which does not come within the legal meaning of the terms “ insulting words towards a female relative,” as those terms are used in the statute defining manslaughter. See the opinion for the substance of a charge upon manslaughter held sufficient under the evidence.</p>