Johnson v. State

MORROW, Presiding Judge.

The offense is murder, punishment fixed at confinement in the penitentiary for life.

Appellant and deceased were both negroes. According to the state’s testimony, appellant came to the house in which the deceased, Jess Hanson, and his wife, Annie Hanson, resided. He was in company with a man called Flunky. The deceased was not at home at the time, and appellant was refused entrance by Annie Hanson. The door was not locked, however, and he later returned alone and was discovered by the witness Annie Hanson, standing by the bedside. Jess Hanson was aroused and appellant…