Johnson v. State

LATTIMORE, Judge.

Conviction in District Court of East-land County of murder; punishment, six years in the penitentiary.

It will not be necessary to discuss the facts in view of our disposition of this case. It is sufficient to state that a witness by the name of Elliott was a most material witness for the state. The facts from the appellant’s standpoint show that he shot at said Elliott and accidentally killed deceased. Appellant claimed that his shooting at Elliott was in self-defense. After Elliott had testified for the state, appellant introduced five witnesses, each of whom testified that…