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Ex parte Parker

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Jun 29, 1963
No. 36021
Reporters:
,
Before:
Woodley
WOODLEY, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal from an order denying bail ‍‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‍to defendant in a murder case.

*883The evidence introduced at the hearing is deemed sufficient to justify the trial judge in finding ‍‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‍that the appellant shot his father three times in the back, thereby causing his death.

No evidence was offered showing any justification ‍‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‍or excuse for the killing other than insanity of the appellant at the time.

Under the record, a doubt or issue as ‍‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‍to the admissibility of appellant’s confession is not controlling. Ex parte Langston, 153 Tex.Cr.R. 360, 220 S.W.2d 468. Ex parte Roark, 124 Tex.Cr.R. 374, 61 ‍‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‍S.W.2d 833.

The judgment of the trial court denying bail is affirmed.

Case Details

Case Name: Ex parte Parker
Court Name: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Date Published: Jun 29, 1963
Citations: 370 S.W.2d 882; 1963 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 958; No. 36021
Docket Number: No. 36021
Court Abbreviation: Tex. Crim. App.
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