Burley v. State

Fletcher Burley was convicted of the murder of Tom Walker; he made a motion for a new trial, which was overruled, and he brings error. There was evidence from which the jury could find these facts: The homicide occurred at a hall where a dance party was in progress. The deceased, soon after entering the hall, seated himself beside one Mary Seals. The defendant was this woman’s escort to the dance hall. The defendant, accompanied by one of his intimate associates, approached the deceased and demanded “what he was doing by his girl,” and without provocation attacked the deceased with knives.…