State v. Henderson

PIYDE, Judge.

Defendant appeals from conviction of murder in the second degree and sentence of 25 years in the penitentiary. The only question raised is the sufficiency of the evidence to make a case for the jury.

It was admitted that defendant shot Louis Cline (hereinafter referred to as deceased) but it was claimed that the shooting was accidental. The following circumstances concerning the fatal shooting were 'shown by- the State’s evidence. Defendant- and deceased had been acquainted for about five years, living near each other in Dallas County during that period, and they previously had…