Davis v. State

KRUEGER, Judge.

The appellant was tried and convicted of murder with malice aforethought and his punishment assessed at confinement in the state penitentiary for a term of 14 years.

The facts are in substance as follows: On May 4, 1931, Willie Lovell, the deceased married Roma Davis, the daughter of appellant, who was then something over 16 years of age. They married without her parent’s consent. In a day or two after their marriage, the wife of appellant went to where the young couple were and brought them home. They remained at appellant’s home for some time and then moved over to the…