Hathcock v. State

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

— The offense is manslaughter; the punishment confinement in the penitentiary for two years.

We are considering the third appeal of this case. The first appeal is reported in 263 S. W. 587, and the second in 281 S. W. 859. The former trials resulted in a conviction for murder.. On the present trial the court submitted charges covering murder, manslaughter, aggravated assault and self-defense. We shall not attempt to detail the testimony, reference being made to the opinions delivered on former appeals.

The evidence on the part of appellant showed that in the beginning of the…