Norwood v. State

Krueger, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of the offense of murder and his punishment was assessed at confinement in the State Penitentiary for a term of twenty-five years.

The record shows that a day or two prior to the date of the homicide, the appellant made a complaint against Calvin Word, Sr., and Cal. Word, Jr., for stealing his goats and swore to an affidavit for a search warrant. On the morning preceding the afternoon of the day of the homicide, the sheriff and his deputy went to the ranch of Cal. Word, Jr., to make a search for the allegedly stolen goats. Soon after the sheriff had…