Lacy v. State

MORROW, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was indicted for murder and convicted of manslaughter; punishment fixed at confinement in the penitentiary for a period of five years.

The dying declaration of the deceased was introduced, in which it was stated that she was the wife of the appellant; that on the morning of the tragedy, she asked him to return to her the sum of $4.80 which he had taken from her; that he refused to do so, and said he would kill her; that this was a good time to do so and struck her with a long-bladed knife, inflicting wounds from which she afterwards died. The wound was…