McAllister v. State

KRUEGER, Judge.

The appellant was tried and convicted of the offense of murder and his punishment was assessed at death.

The record shows that the appellant and Richard Palmer first became acquainted in the year 1931, when both were serving a prison term at the Eastham state prison farm. After being released from prison they again met on or about the 25th day of March, 1935, in the city of San Antonio. While in San Antonio they agreed to go down into the “Valley” and engage in some hijacking, and left San Antonio armed with a pistol and a sawed-off shotgun. On the 30th day of March, 1935, while…