Leech v. State

PRENDERGAST, Judge.

On June 17, 1910, the appellant was indicted by the grand jury of El Paso County for the murder of E. Kohlberg on that day by shooting him with a pistol. He was convicted of murder in the first degree and a life penalty in the penitentiary was assessed against him.

The appellant, by his attorneys, has filed a brief in the case -and also orally argued the. case when it was submitted. The material questions are presented by the appellant’s brief and while we have considered all other grounds of the motion- for new trial, we will only discuss those presented by the brief as it…