Walthall v. State

BEAUCHAMP, Judge,

The appeal is from a conviction for murder with a penalty of twenty years in the penitentiary.

On the 30th day of November, 1941, appellant, who had been disabled from an injury for quite a while, was engaged in work at a wrecking yard until about 2:30 in the afternoon. He returned to his home at this time to have lunch with his wife, in accordance with previous arrangement, but failed to find her there. A short while thereafter she joined him at a beer and sandwich place where they also visited for some time with another couple .and all engaged extensively in drinking beer…