Carlis v. State

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

The offense is murder; the punishment, confinement in the penitentiary for ninety-nine years.

It was charged in the indictment, in substance, that appellant, with malice aforethought, killed Alfred Steinbach by striking him with a blunt instrument, the exact nature of which was to the grand jurors unknown.

The state relied upon circumstantial evidence. In view of our disposition of the case, it is unnecessary to set out the circumstances.

As shown by bill of exception prepared by the court, upon the voir dire examination of the first member of the special venire, appellant asked…