Burris v. State

GRAVES, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was charged with having killed W. F. Edwards by shooting him with a gun on or about the 13th day of July, 1953, and upon his trial therefor he was assessed a penalty of life in the state penitentiary.

This cause went to trial on March 15, 1954.

The evidence shows that appellant was the proprietor of a hardware store and filling station called the Solo Serve Station in the town of Taft in San Patricio County; that the deceased was a man approximately 40 years of age and was the chief of police of the town of Taft; that as such officer he had at one time…