Jordan v. State

BEAUCHAMP, Judge.

Appellant received a sentence of ten years in the penitentiary upon a jury’s verdict finding him guilty of murdering his father, J. M. Jordan, Sr., by shooting and beating him with a gun.

It will not be necessary to detail the unfortunate family situation and circumstances leading up to the homicide. The father is described as being a heavy drinker, frequently coming home intoxicated and abusing his family, especially the sister of . appellant. It is shown that he was a strong man while appellant was very frail, having suffered from a stroke of polio early in life. On the…