Hays v. State

KRUEGER, Judge.

The offense is murder. The punishment assessed is confinement in the state penitentiary for a term of 17 years.

Appellant was indicted for the offense of murder by the Grand Jury of Blanco County but, by agreement of counsel for both the State and defendant, the venue of the case was changed to Burnet County.

The only question presented for review is whether or not appellant, who did not inflict the fatal wound, comes within the definition of a principal as that term is defined by Art. 65, P. C., which provides as follows:

“All persons are principals who are guilty of acting…