Chryar v. State

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

The offense is murder, the punishment assessed at death.

According to the state’s testimony, appellant was standing on the sidewalk in the dark when deceased, Walter Taylor, came down the street. Without warning appellant shot deceased. Deceased ran a few steps and fell. Appellant followed him and shot him while he was lying in the street. Appellant’s son was about the size of and resembled deceased, and on the occasion of the homicide wore clothing similar to that worn by deceased. It was the state’s theory that appellant attempted to kill his son, because of domestic…