Minor v. State

ON MOTION FOR REHEARING.

MORROW, Presiding Judge.

The deceased, Jim Sickles, lost his life on the 21st day of January, 1927. According to the testimony of William Franks, the death of the deceased was brought about by the use of chloroform by the appellant. Assuming that the jury resolved the conflicting evidence in favor of the state and that the corroborating facts were sufficient to sustain the testimony of the accomplice witnesses, the verdict of the jury to the effect that the appellant murdered Jim Sickles is supported by the evidence. Two of the witnesses, namely, William Franks and Ida…