Webb v. State

CARR, Judge.

Defendant below was indicted and convicted for murder in the second degree.

The evidence discloses that the appellant, the deceased, and others were engaged in a poker game in the nighttime and in a wooded section. It appears that some among the group were drinking.

The accused contended that he lost some money, not in the game but from his person. He directed accusations of theft against members of the party. He left the place and later returned and renewed his charges. The deceased resented this so far as it applied to him and picked up a rock and threatened to strike the…