Montgomery v. State

HARPER, Judge.

— Appellant was indicted for and convicted of murder in the first degree, and his punishment assessed at imprisonment in the penitentiary for life.

It is not insisted by appellant that the evidence does not support the verdict, if the evidence would justify the jury in finding that he was sane at the time of the commission of the offense, but it is earnestly insisted that the evidence would not justify such a finding. The evidence conclusively shows that appellant was a man who transacted his own business, had been a merchant, owned rent houses, and Avas fully competent and…