Burns v. State

DAVIDSON, Judge.

This is a conviction for murder; the punishment, five years in the penitentiary.

A number of people, among whom were the deceased, known as “Black Red,” the witness Courtney, known as “Santa Claus,” the witness Williams, known as “Rabbit,” his wife, known as “Mama Rabbit,” and another woman known as “Doll” met at the home of appellant, where a card game soon started. Deceased and appellant g'ot into an argument and began “fighting” in appellant’s bedroom. When deceased struck appellant with his fist, Courtney separated them, took deceased into another room, and endeavored, by…