Johnson v. State

319 S.W.2d 720 (1958)

Johnie Hue JOHNSON, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Texas, Appellee.

No. 30162.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

December 17, 1958.

Harkness & Friedman, Texarkana, for appellant.

Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

MORRISON, Presiding Judge.

The offense is murder; the punishment four years.

The appellant's husband was erring in the direction of the deceased, which ired the appellant no end. The sole defense was that the appellant shot the deceased in self defense.

One Mitchell testified that the appellant called the deceased over to her automobile and shot her twice. He…