Baylor v. State

DAVIDSON, Judge.

For the murder of Buster Lott, appellant has been condemned to serve thirty-five years in the penitentiary.

Deceased was employed as an informer for the Federal Bureau of Narcotics — that is, one who gathers information and makes purchases of evidence from those engaged in handling drugs. He was attached to the Dallas and Fort Worth offices and had been so employed for about nine months prior to his death on August 24, 1946.

*367About two months prior to the killing, appellant and deceased were seen together at different times and places in Fort Worth. The last occasion resulted in…