Meyer v. State

276 S.W.2d 286 (1954)

Henry William MEYER, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

No. 26887.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

May 19, 1954.

Rehearing Denied October 27, 1954.

Marshall T. McCullough, Russell F. Wolters, Houston, for appellant.

Ewing Werlein, Dist. Atty., King C. Haynies, Asst. Dist. Atty., Houston, Wesley Dice, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

GRAVES, Presiding Judge.

The conviction is for the murder with malice of Elsie Yearwood by shooting her with a gun; the penalty assessed is death.

The killing occurred on June 12, 1953, and the case was called for trial on October 5,…