Grant v. State

HARPER, Judge.

This is the second appeal in this case, the opinion in the former appeal being found in 60 Texas Crim. Rep., 358, 132 S. W. Rep., 350. When tried again the jury again returned a verdict of murder in the first degree, assessing his punishment this time at imprisonment in the penitentiary for life.

Bert Carter testified that deceased Oats spent the night with appellant, and the next day appellant says deceased was at a tank on Jim Williams’ place making coffee; that appellant was there with deceased when he went to where they were; that shortly after noon deceased got in his buggy…