Lundy v. State

DAVIDSON, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was allotted a term of five years in the penitentiary for murder in the -second degree. The State’s case, outside the statement of appellant, was one of circumstantial evidence. There were no eye-witnesses to the killing. It is shown that the parties were landlord and tenant. On the evening prior to the homicide, appellant went to his landlord (deceased Anderson) for a settlement in regard to some unfinished financial matters, and it resulted in an angry altercation. Deceased ordered appellant and his companion, Snow, from his premises. On leaving the…