Shelburne v. State

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

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

The offense was committed on the 2nd day of July, 1923. The indictment was returned on the 11th day of June, 1926. The facts relied upon by the state were substantially as follows : The deceased, Otto Lange, was sitting on his porch on the night of the homicide. Four masked men drove to his house. Three men left the car, approached deceased and grabbed him. The wife of deceased endeavored to pull him away from the men. Deceased’s young daughter also intervened. As the wife and daughter were…