Franklin v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Bexar. Tried below before Hon. Robert B. Green. Appeal from a. conviction of manslaughter; penalty, two years imprisonment in the penitentiary. . , The indictment charged appellant with the murder of Tom Little, on the 31st day of December, 1898, by shooting him with a pistol'. The important facts are very concisely but sufficiently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
HENDERSON, Judge.
Appellant was, convicted of manslaughter, and his punishment assed at two years confinement in the penitentiary, and he appeals.
The homicide occurred in a casual difficulty at a saloon in the city of San Antonio. Deceased applied to appellant, who was keeping the bar, for another deck of cards, and was informed that he had none, and a quarrel ensued. Deceased, who was a larger man, slapped defendant in the face, and one or two of the witnesses say that he knocked him down. Defendant then got a pistol, and shot deceased in the left leg, just above the knee. Nine days…
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