Stratton v. State

CPIRISTIAN, Judge.

The offense is murder; the punishment, confinement in the penitentiary for twenty-five years.

The facts relied upon by the state were as follows: Appellant’s wife had received some bruises in a difficulty with English, the deceased. She and her companion, Jean Prince, who also participated in the difficulty, had at the time lost some jewelry. Appellant, the wife of appellant, Jean Prince and one Ritchie drove in Ritchie’s car to the scene of the difficulty for the purpose of looking for the lost jewelry. After finding the jewelry, the parties began the return trip to town. On…