Martinez v. State

MORROW, Judge.

Appellant was'Charged with murder and.convicted of manslaughter.

He stabbed with a knife and killed Silberio Ornelas on December 85, 1915. Appellant and deceased were acquaintances and with others had been drinking whisky during the day, and, according to appellant’s statement, deceased late in the evening called appellant aside and asked him to give him a drink of whisky. Appellant denied that he had any; deceased used insulting language toward and struck appellant; appellant seeing a knife in his hand caught it and took it away from him and deceased drew another out of his…