Davis v. State

BETHEA, Judge.

The appellant was convicted in the District Court of Kaufman County for the offense of manslaughter, and his punishment assessed at confinement in the penitentiary for a term of two years.

The record in this case shows that the appellant was indicted at the November term, 1923, of said district court for murder growing out of the killing of Henry Washington on or about the 26th day of September, A. D. 1923. The trial court only submitted the issue of manslaughter.

The state’s testimony shows that Amelia Hamilton, a former wife of the appellant, and the deceased were walking along…