Case Name: Ex Parte Tom Ross v. The State
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1923-05-02
Citations: 94 Tex. Crim. 443
Docket Number: No. 7831
Parties: Ex Parte Tom Ross v. The State.
Judges: 
Reporter: Texas Criminal Reports
Volume: 94
Pages: 443–444

Head Matter:
Ex Parte Tom Ross v. The State.
No. 7831.
Decided May 2, 1923.
Rehearing Denied May 23, 1923.
Companion Case — Habeas Corpus — Practice on Appeal.
Where, upon appeal denying relator bail, the same points of law and of fact are involved in a companion case which has this day been decided against relator, the judgment below denying bail is affirmed.
2. — Capital Case — Sufficiency of Evidence.
Where the State’s testimony makes out a case apparently capital and the only conflict is based on the testimony of the accused, the judgment denying bail will not be disturbed.
Appeal from the Dist. Court of Gaines. Tried below before the Hon. Clark M. Mullican.
Appeal from a habeas corpus procéeding denying bail in a capital case.
The opinion states the case.
Geo. E. Lockhart, Percy Spencer, Bledsoe & Pharr, for Relator.
Cited cases in companion case.
R. G. Storey. Assistant Attorney General, for the State.,

Opinion:
HAWKINS, Judge.
From an order of the Judge of the 72d Judicial District denying relator bail he appeals.
Under authority of Ex parte, Ross, No. 7830 this day decided, the judgment is affirmed.
Affirmed.