Smith v. State

Citations

• 43 Tex. 643

Syllabus

<p>1. Indictment—Murder.—Though an indictment for murder must state in what portion of the body the injury was inflicted which resulted in death, it is not necessary that it should describe the wound by its length, breadth, or depth.</p> <p>2. Professional Witnesses—Evidence.—It is competent for the State to show, on a trial for murder, the cause of the death without the aid of professional witnesses in a case where death did not ensue immediately after the infliction of a wound.</p> <p>3. Express Malice.—See statement of the case for facts which authorized a conviction of murder in the first degree.</p>