Eloms v. State

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is murder; the punishment, five years.

Without detailing the evidence of the several state witnesses, it is sufficient to say that they testified that appellant mortally stabbed the deceased while in a dice game and that deceased was unarmed and made no gesture toward appellant prior to the time of the assault.

Appellant, testifying in his own behalf, raised the issue of self-defense, which was submitted to the jury, and they found against him. We find the evidence sufficient to support the conviction.

We shall now discuss the contentions raised by appellant’s able…