Robinson v. State

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

The offense is murder; the punishment, confinement in the penitentiary for ten years.

It was alleged in the indictment, in substance, that appellant, with malice aforethought, killed Bertha Ross by • shooting her with a gun.

The homicide occurred during the afternoon of June 20, 1937. Witnesses for the State testified that appellant shot deceased with a shotgun; that at the time appellant shot deceased deceased was making no demonstration of any character; that deceased was standing across the street about ten feet from appellant when appellant shot her.

According to appellant’s…