Norwood v. State

Appellant was convicted of murder and his punishment assessed at fifteen years in the penitentiary.

Appellant earnestly contends that the evidence was insufficient to sustain a conviction for murder; that no motive was shown except an insult to his wife, and that if guilty at all his offense would have been manslaughter and not murder. When such contention is made the rule is, that in passing upon the question, this court must take all the incriminating testimony and all reasonable and proper deductions which may be drawn therefrom and determine from all this the legal proposition of whether…