Cordono v. State

BROOKS, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of murder in the first degree, and his punishment assessed at death.

The facts, in substance, show that deceased and appellant had some character of relationship or cohabitation in Old Mexico, the deceased leaving appellant with the statement that she had some business in court which she had to look after, and finally, in her wanderings, came to Texas, and went to Presidio County. Appellant armed.himself with a razor and began to search for deceased, and having traced her to Presidio County, the place of the homicide, and finding she was living at the time…