Broussard v. State

OPINION

ROBERTS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for murder with malice; the jury assessed the punishment at death.

The sufficiency of the evidence is not challenged.

On May 24, 1969, the appellant went to the store of the deceased, Peter Lum, also known as Peter Chin, and the deceased was shot in the head with the appellant’s pistol. The State’s evidence showed that the shooting occurred in the course of a robbery. The appellant testified that the gun went off accidentally during the course of an argument over whether the appellant had given the deceased a $10 bill or a $20 bill. The…