Cernoch v. State

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

The offense is murder; the punishment, death.

It was charged in the indictment, in substance, that appellant, with malice aforethought, killed H. J. Lindsey by shooting him with a gun.

The proof on the part of the State was, in substance, as follows: On November 10, 1933, Sam Moore, who was constable at Granger, filed complaint with J. W. Nunn, justice of the peace, charging appellant with disturbing the peace and using abusive language toward Frances Semsek. On November 14, 1933, appellant was tried on said complaint in the court of J. W. Nunn, justice of the peace, and…