prior escape from prison in another state shows motive of accused still at large in committing murder of officer investigating him and others in a motel room in Dallas
How later courts described this case
- prior escape from prison in another state shows motive of accused still at large in committing murder of officer investigating him and others in a motel room in Dallas
- court allowed detailed explanation of motive for killing by evidence of escape from penitentiary and length of confinement
- opinion on original submission
Written by the judges who cited it.
The opinion
ONION, P. J.,
dissents. See Whan v. State, supra (dissenting opinion) and Stanley v. State, et al., supra (dissenting opinion).