Jackson v. State

MORRISON, Presiding Judge.

The offense is murder; the punishment, two years.

The homicide occurred at the appellant’s home after three o’clock in the morning. The appellant and deceased were alone at the time of the homicide. The appellant’s husband was out of town. The appellant and deceased had been together at a tavern earlier in the evening and had arrived at appellant’s home about midnight.

The state’s evidence as to what transpired immediately prior to the homicide came from the dying declarations of the deceased and statements made by the appellant, presumably prior to her arrest.

Officer…