Easterwood v. State

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

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

It was charged in the indictment, in substance, that appellant, with malice aforethought, killed Joe Edmondson by beating him with a pistol.

The homicide occurred at night in appellant’s apartment. When officers arrived at the scene they found deceased’s body. His head and face had been beaten into a pulp. A pistol with blood and hair on it was on the floor near the body. Appellant was present. He had blood on his face and hands. He also had some bruises on his face and head. According to the…