Strickel v. State

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

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

Appellant shot and killed Francisco Car asco. Testifying in his own behalf, appellant declared that deceased attacked him with an open knife, the bladé of which was about three and one-half inches long. State’s testimony showed that deceased had a knife in his hand of the description mentioned when his body was discovered. There was testimony to the effect that the knife was a deadly weapon. Appellent testified that he believed deceased was preparing to kill him, and that he fired the…