Bearden v. State

HENDEBSON, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of murder in the second degree, and his punishment assessed at confinement in the penitentiary for a term of thirteen years.

"It appears from the evidence that deceased and appellant were both renters on the same farm; that the fence around a certain pasture rented by deceased was out of repair, and some of appellant’s stock got into the pasture. Deceased made complaint to the wife of appellant in regard to this, and subsequently came to fix said pasture fence. Ap pellant offered to assist him, but deceased declined his assistance, and as appellant…