Singleton v. State

KRUEGER., Judge.

The offense is murder. The punishment assessed is confinement in the state penitentiary for a term of five years.

The record before us shows that appellant and Mitchell King had been playing a game with cards at the home of Ezelle Minor, some few hours prior to the time of the killing; that during the game an argument arose between them growing out of the game. When this argument terminated both parties left the home of Minor. About an hour later they returned to Minor’s home and again engaged in playing cards only a short time when they again left. Later, King (the deceased)…