Austin v. State

DICE, Judge.

The offense is murder'; the punishment, five years.

The state’s evidence shows that the appellant and the deceased lived in an apartment at 614 West 3rd Street in the city of Amarillo.

Maybelle Perry, called as a witness by the state, testified that on the night in question she went to appellant’s apartment around 7 p. m. and after he had gone after some whisky the two started drinking. While they were drinking, someone knocked at the door and called “John L.,” which was the name of appellant’s son. When the person knocked, appellant went to the door, turned the light off, and told…