Morris v. State

Defendant prosecutes error from a conviction of murder in the second degree under which he was sentenced to the penitentiary for the term of his natural life.

*413Defendant with his wife and six children resided upon a ranch owned by one Smith in McPherson county. The ranch consisted of a section of land on which was situated a small one-roomed house and meager outbuildings, and another section' of land situated a mile distant therefrom. Defendant’s father-in-law, a man advanced in years, was temporarily residing with defendant. April 10, 1921, defendant and his wife left their residence for the…