Moon v. State

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

The offense is murder; the punishment confinement'in the penitentiary for twelve years.

Appellant and one Carlson had married sisters. In 1922 appellant rented a section of land from his father-in-law. Appellant’s father-in-law died in 1926, and in 1927 the land on which appellant was living was partitioned among the heirs. Appellant’s wife received 213 acres out of the north east corner of the section and Mrs. Carlson was awarded 213 acres on the east side of the section just south of the land of appellant’s wife. Appellant had lived on the section of land from 1922 until the…