Bruce v. State

BELCHER, Commissioner.

The appellant was convicted of the offense of murder with malice, the jury assessing his penalty at life in the penitentiary.

The summary of the evidence in appellant’s brief fairly presents the facts and is substantially as follows:

The daughter of the appellant, aged 12, at the time of the shooting, lived with her parents, the appellant and his now deceased wife. The daughter testified that on December 22, 1964, the morning of the shooting, she, her mother, and the appellant only were in the house; that on the previous night, her father was drinking when he came home and…