Reagan v. State

HARPER, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of murder in the second degree, and his punishment assessed at confinement in the penitentiary for twenty-five years.

In the first bill of exceptions it is shown that appellant objected to the introduction of the clothing worn by deceased at the time of the shooting. In the testimony there is a sharp conflict as to the position of deceased when the first shot was fired. Appellant contended that deceased was advancing on him with an open knife, while the contention of the State was.that appellant shot deceased from ambush as he was going down the public…