Atkison v. State

PRENDERGAST, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was convicted of manslaughter, and his punishment assessed at five years in the penitentiary.

The State’s evidence was amply sufficient to show that just about or before night appellant with some companions was in a drug store in the town of Stacy preparing to take a drink of “coke.” Deceased, Eli Brown, who was on a visit to his sister, who ran a hotel and restaurant, went from the restaurant into the back of the drug store to get a bucket of water. In doing so he passed appellant, who hailed him, and he responded. Upon getting the bucket of water,…