Williams v. State

KRUEGER, Judge.

■The offense is murder. The punishment is assessed at death.

The record shows that appellant lived on a farm belonging to the deceased, but was going to move to the Bouldin place. On the day in question, the deceased (who was a constable) had-made a complaint against appellant for whipping-his concubine. He had obtained a warrant for the arrest of the appellant and went to his home for the purpose of executing it. When the deceased (who was accompanied by his son) arrived at the appellant’s home, he found him sifting, on the front porch with a shotgun in his hand and a pistol…