Walker v. State

Conviction is for murder, punishment being assessed at death. This is a companion case to Howard v. State (No. 6620) 242 S. W. 739 (opinion May 31, 1922), and Willman v. State (No. 6619) 242 S. W. 746 (opinion June 7, 1922). The facts in the instant case are identical with those fully set ■out in the opinions in the cases mentioned.

The question raised in them as to the sufficiency of the evidence to corroborate the accomplice witness does not here occur, on account of a statement introduced against appellant as made to the witness Tyler. However, the legal questions relative to certain…