Evans v. State

MORROW, Presiding Judge.

The offense is murder; penalty assessed at confinement in the penitentiary for two years.

Joe Burnett was killed. The evidence indicates that his death was brought about by gun-shot wounds. However, there were some wounds which were apparently inflicted by a sharp instrument.

At night, in the two-room house of Lucinda Merchant, there was a gathering attended by a number of negroes who were engaged in gambling, “shooting craps,” and drinking whisky,

The evidence is more or less confusing and conflicting. The statement of John Burnett is in substance that the appellant…