Gonzales v. State

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

The offense is murder; the punishment confinement in the penitentiary for twenty-five years.

Appellant and others killed Francisco Ayala by cutting him with a knife. According to the testimony of the state, appellant, Felix Gonzales and Jose Gonzales attended a dance on February 16, 1929, where they met Santiago Ayala, a brother of deceased. They had a difficulty with Santiago Ayala in which knives were used. No one was hurt. Prior to this difficulty Felix Gonzales stated in the presence of appellant that “he liked the night to kill an Ayala.” On the occasion of this…