Privett v. State

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

The offense is murder; the punishment, confinement in the penitentiary for 50 years.

A former appeal is reported in 44 S. W. (2d) 694.

In his confession appellant stated that he and deceased, Melvin Dunson, had gone with the same girl, and that deceased had become somewhat angered because of his attentions to this girl; that on several occasions deceased had come to his (appelant’s) sister’s home and endeavored to.get him to fight him; that deceased had been guilty of insulting conduct toward his sister and sister-in-law; that he decided to settle his differences with deceased,…