Porter v. State

HAWKINS, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was indicted for murder of Willie Lee Stearman. He was found guilty of murder without malice by a jury, and his punishment assessed at five years in the penitentiary.

The killing grew out of a dispute between appellant and W. J. Stearman as to the location of a line fence. In the same difficulty appellant also killed W. J. Stearman, the father of Willie Lee Stearman.

The killing occurred on the 18th day of October, 1947. In March, 1947, W. J. Stearman acquired from Tom G. Davis title to 147 acres of land which adjoined land already owned by Stearman. This 147…