Howard v. State

LATTIMORE, Judge.

Conviction for murder; punishment, five years in the penitentiary.

From this record we learn that deceased Burch herein shot and killed Jess Howard, father of appellant, about August 29, 1931, at San Angelo, Texas. Appellant was then in Arizona. He came at once home, and on September 10th following shot and killed Burch who was sitting talking to Sharp. Appellant walked up, asked deceased if his name was Burch, and, upon getting an affirmative answer, he fired. Deceased, who was unarmed, fled, and appellant emptied his pistol at the fleeing man, who was struck by several…