Curry v. State

276 S.W.2d 832 (1955)

Joe CURRY, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

No. 27334.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

February 2, 1955.

Rehearing Denied March 30, 1955.

Justice, Justice & Rowan, Wm. Wayne Justice, Athens, H. L. Williford, Fairfield, for appellant.

Bowlen Bond, Sp. Pros., Teague, Leon Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

BELCHER, Commissioner.

Appellant was convicted for the offense of murder with malice, and his punishment was assessed at 8 years in the penitentiary.

The state's testimony shows that appellant and the deceased met on a public road and had an argument about…