Gauntt v. State

DICE, Judge.

The offense is murder; the punishment, 99 years.

The state’s evidence shows that on the date alleged, the deceased was shot and killed in a gun battle in which he and his companion, Johnny Green, were on one side and appellant and his two companions, Garrett Ramsey and Leroy Gonzales were on the other. The killing occurred around 2:30 P.M. in the 1900 Block of Arch Street in the city of Fort Worth. The testimony shows that shortly before the shooting the deceased and his companion went to the home of the deceased’s mother in the deceased’s automobile and after staying some thirty…