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Garcia v. StateGarcia v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Nov 2, 1955
No. 27903
Reporters:
Before:
Belcher
BELCHER, Commissioner.

Appellant was convicted of the offense of murder with malice ‍‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‍and his punishment was assessed at 18 years in the penitentiary.

After trial, sentence, and notice of appeal in the district court, ‍‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‍appellant was adjudged to be insane, and was committed to a state hospital.

The motion to suspend further proceedings in this Court ‍‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‍is granted and the Clerk of this Court is directed to retire this case from the docket until it shall ‍‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‍be properly shown to this Court that appellant has been restored to sanity. Nugent v. State, 155 Tex.Cr.R. 269, 230 S.W.2d 223, 234 S.W.2d ‍‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‍426; Denny v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 248 S.W.2d 153.

Opinion approved by the Court

Case Details

Case Name: Garcia v. State
Court Name: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Date Published: Nov 2, 1955
Citations: 283 S.W.2d 60; No. 27903
Docket Number: No. 27903
Court Abbreviation: Tex. Crim. App.
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