Lamkin v. State

DICE, Judge.

The offense is murder; the punishment, death.

The state’s testimony shows that the appellant operated a shine parlor located in a building adjoining a place of business operated by the deceased, Ernest Webb, Jr. On the afternoon in question, as the deceased, his wife and small daughter were walking on the sidewalk and nearing his place of business, the appellant was heard cursing in his shine parlor. The deceased proceeded to walk to the door and to tell the appellant to stop cursing in front of his wife and daughter. After he had turned around and walked back on the sidewalk,…