Arredondo v. State

BAKER, Judge.

The appellant was convicted of murder, and his punishment assessed at 20 years in the penitentiary.

It was the contention of the state that the appellant, on June 7, 1925, with malice aforethought, shot and killed Antonio Morales with a pistol and then placed a knife in the hands of the deceased. The appellant admitted the homicide, but defended upon the ground of self-defense, contending that the deceased was advancing upon him with a drawn knife when the fatal shot was fired.

The record discloses four bills of exception. Bill No. 1 complains of the action of the court in…