Hyde v. State

GRAVES, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of the unlawful killing of Charlie Goodson, and sentenced to be imprisoned in the state penitentiary for life.

The facts adduced by the State show that appellant was a prison guard, and at the time of the killing he was hunting for an escaped convict. Appellant, together with another guard, had spent the better portion of the day traveling from point to point, endeavoring to find this 'escaped convict. They had consumed together more than a quart of whisky, contrary to the rules of the prison board, and gave evidence of intoxication to some degree. The…