Harris v. State

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

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

The parties involved are negro women. The homicide occurred in a shoe store. When appellant met deceased, according to the version of the state, she informed deceased that she was going to kill her. Deceased replied: “Don’t do that.” An altercation ensued in which appellant cut deceased with a knife. It was appellant’s theory, given support in the testimony, that appellant’s husband and deceased had been living together in adultery; that she (appellant) sought deceased for the purpose of…