Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas June 10, 1936, No. 18441. (Morris Weems v. State)

lead-opinion

LATTIMORE, Judge.

Conviction for murder; punishment, life imprisonment in the penitentiary.

Doyle Copeland was killed by the use of a knife whose blade severed two ribs and penetrated the heart, causing almost instant death, according, to the testimony of an examining physician. This doctor also testified that a knife which could make such a wound was a deadly weapon.