Brown v. State

Appellant was indicted by the grand jury of Erath County. The venue of the cause was changed to Hood County, and appellant when tried was convicted of murder and his punishment assessed at life imprisonment in the penitentiary.

Appellant contends that the court erred in overruling his application for a continuance on account of the absence of Dr. J.R. Sessums. The facts show that deceased, Walter Edwards, was found upstairs in the hall of a store belonging to appellant; that he fell in a crumpled position, and as he lay the cause of death could not be ascertained. Before moving the body both…