McAnear v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Red River. Tried below before Hon. Ben H. Denton. Appeal from a conviction of murder in the second degree; penalty, five years imprisonmnt in the penitentiary. Appellant was charged by the indictment, with the murder of Ernest Hunter, on the 11th day of July, 1901, by shooting him with a pistol. The opinion states the essential facts in the case.
1Opinion of the Court
BROOKS, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of murder in the second degree, and his punishment assessed at confinement in the penitentiary for a term of five years.
The following are substantially the facts adduced upon the trial: Appellant and his brother, Bob McAnear, were separately indicted for the murder of Ernest Hunter. The killing occurred on the 11th day of July, 1901, at deceased’s home. Deceased was bookkeeper in the store of Hacker, Farris & Co., in the town of Clarksville. Appellant lived a short distance in the country, and his brother Bob lived in. town. Appellant’s mother and father…
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