Lewis v. State

HAWKINS, Judge.

Conviction is for murder, punishment being assessed at three years in the penitentiary... Appellant was manager of a laundry at Mexia. Deceased, ,(W. M. Smith) was an employee. On Saturday afternoon, June 24th, 1933, appellant killed deceased in the office of the laundry plant. Deceased was in his shirt sleeves and wearing white trousers and was unarmed. No one was immediately present at the time of the killing save appellant and deceased.

Appellant claimed that deceased was drinking on the afternoon in question and came into the office where appellant was checking up the week’s…