Hollan v. State

Appellant was convicted in the district court of Guadalupe county of manslaughter, and her punishment fixed at five years in the penitentiary.

The trouble arose over some church differences. Deceased was cut several times, the testimony differing as to whether the cut was with a dirk knife having a blade five inches long or whether it was with a smaller knife having a blade two inches long. The dirk knife was found under a tree at the scene of the cutting where appellant stood, and blood was on the blade. The smaller knife was given to an officer by appellant when he went to her house to…