Case Name: Willie Johnson v. The State
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1944-05-10
Citations: 147 Tex. Crim. 255
Docket Number: No. 22855
Parties: Willie Johnson v. The State.
Judges: 
Reporter: Texas Criminal Reports
Volume: 147
Pages: 255–256

Head Matter:
Willie Johnson v. The State.
No. 22855.
Delivered May 10, 1944.
The opinion states the case.
Robert E. Moss, of La Grange, for appellant.
Ernest S. Goens, State’s Attorney, of Austin, for the State.

Opinion:
DAVIDSON, Judge.
Upon his plea of guilty, appellant was assessed the penalty of death, for the murder of his wife.
The killing, as shown by the testimony of eye-witnesses, and by appellant's written confession, was wilful, wanton, and .with-out justification or excuse. It was the jury's province to assess the penalty.
No bills of exception were reserved.
All matters of.procedure appear regular.
The judgment of the trial court is affirmed.
The foregoing opinion of the Commission of Appeals has been examined by the Judges of the Court of Criminal Appeals and approved by the Court.