Bell v. State

LATTIMORE, Judge.

Appellant was convicted in the Criminal District Court of Bowie County for the murder of one George Pet-ties, and his punishment fixed at fifteen years confinement in the penitentiary. This is the second appeal, the former opinion appearing in 85 Texas Crim. Rep., 475, 213 S. W. Rep., 647.

When the case was called for trial, appellant asked for a continuance, which appears to have been his fourth application. To the refusal of this application, exception was taken, and the matter is here urged as error. Bert Seals was one of the absent witnesses named in said application. We…