English v. State

338 S.W.2d 446 (1960)

Eugene ENGLISH, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Texas, Appellee.

No. 31766.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

March 23, 1960.

Rehearing Denied June 8, 1960.

Charles William Tessmer, Dallas (On Appeal Only), for appellant

Henry Wade, Criminal Dist. Atty., Frank Watts, Thomas B. Thorpe, Philip Burleson, Asst. Dist. Attys., Dallas, and Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

MORRISON, Presiding Judge.

The offense is murder; the punishment, 10 years.

It is undisputed that appellant shot and killed the deceased. Appellant's plea of self defense was rejected by the jury, and we…