Lopez v. State

Krueger, Judge.

Conviction is for murder; the punishment, death.

The uncontradicted testimony shows that appellant killed his wife by cutting her throat with a razor. He took the witness stand and admitted the act. His defense was that of temporary insanity due to syphilis, superinduced by worry over his domestic relations.

Bill of exception number two reflects the following occurrence. The State’s witness, Refugia Flores, testified that the deceased came running into her place of business, closely followed by appellant who overtook and cut her. In the scuffle between the two, one of the…