Wright v. State

Citations

• 41 Tex. 246

Syllabus

<p>1. Dying declarations are restricted to cases of homicide, where the death of the party making such declarations is the subject of investigation.</p> <p>2. Threats—III will.—Evidence of the conduct and language of the defendant, on trial for murder, previous to the killing, and which show or tend to show the state of mind of the accused, is admissible.</p> <p>3. Charge of court.—It is not error for the court to charge upon the identical evidence given on the trial, nor will a judgment of conviction be reversed for improper instructions given in favor of the defendant.</p>