Coleman v. State

Krueger, Judge.

The offense is murder; the punishment, confinement in the State Penitentiary for a term of forty-five years.

It is charged in the indictment that on or about the 12th day of June, 1937, Morris Coleman, with malice aforethought, did kill' Louise Coleman by shooting her with a pistol.

It appears from the record that appellant and the deceased had been married about six months at the time of the homicide. Appellant seems to have been extremely jealous of her and on two previous occasions had mistreated her. About a week prior to the unfortunate affair, appellant struck her on the…