Bowman v. State

Appellants, Roy and Vernon Bowman, brothers, on June 10, 1947, were charged in an information with the crime of first degree murder by shooting and killing, with pistols, Clay D. Sampson June 9, 1947. A jury found each of them guilty of murder in the second degree and assessed the punishment of each at 12 years in the State Penitentiary. From the judgment is this appeal.

Only the State’s brief is before us. Appellants have filed none and are not represented here by counsel.

Fifty-two assignments of alleged errors have been presented. We consider them in their order.

1, 2, 3, 6, 7,-8 and 9

Assignme…