Ball v. State

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

— The offense is murder; the punishment confinement in the penitentiary for ten years.

Appellant and deceased, Earl Adams, with others had gone to the city of West where appellant had purchased a gallon of whiskey which he and deceased brought back to Hillsboro in an automobile. After reaching Hillsboro the parties went to the room of deceased. Appellant accused deceased of stealing his money from him. According to the state’s testimony, deceased cursed appellant and appellant shot and killed him. Appellant admitted that he killed deceased. He testified that deceased was…