Durr v. State

In the circuit court of Covington county, appellant,, G-uysell Durr, was convicted of the murder of Handy Norwood, and was sentenced to tbe state penitentiary for life, and from this conviction and sentence he prosecuted this appeal.

The deceased, Handy Norwood, was the grandfather of appellant’s wife and was over seventy years of age. The appellant and the deceased lived about half a mile apart, and on the day of the killing, the said Norwood was found lying on the side of a road or path about a quarter of a mile from appellant’s home. His head and face were badly cut and bruised, and his…