Garza v. State

WOODLEY, Judge.

The conviction is for the murder of one Andres Garza; the punishment, 15 years in the penitentiary.

According to the state’s witnesses, appellant’s father and co-indictee, Jorge Garza, struck one Espirio Rios with a pipe or blackjack. Then one Isaac Camacho struck the deceased Andres Garza with his hand. Thereupon Manuel Garza told his brother, the deceased, to get out of the way and he would take his place, which he did.

While the two fights were in progress, appellant ran to the deceased and stabbed him with a long bladed knife, and then stabbed Manuel Garza three times before…