Bozeman v. State

MORROW, Judge.

The appellant shot and killed Harvey Young, for which he was indicted and convicted of murder, and his punishment assessed at confinement in the State penitentiary for a period of fifteen years.

The jury was instructed upon the law of murder, manslaughter, and self-defense. The appellant, accompanied by one Myers went into the place of business of the deceased, called him aside and engaged him in conversation, and shot him several times with a pistol. An eyewitness for the State testified that prior to the shooting the deceased made no demonstration against the appellant. The…