Hurt v. State

In Tulia, on December 1, 1969, about 11:00 p. m., Jay Washington, who resided within twenty-five or thirty feet from the garage apartment of Tiny Lee Deal, heard a noise like someone was beating on a door, a girl scream and then a gunshot. He called the police.

John Elliff and Jerry Shannon, both of the Tulia Police Department, arrived. While underneath the apartment, they heard bumps and thuds and moans. When they got to the door, Officer Elliff could hear moans and something that sounded to him like somebody “hitting a wet sack on a table.” He then shined a light into the darkened apartment…