Clewis v. State

DICE, Commissioner.

The conviction is for murder; the punishment, twenty-five years.

The state’s evidence shows that on July 5, 1962, the skeleton of a human being — which was identified by dental bridge work as that of appellant’s wife, who had been missing from her home since the latter part of January — was found in a shallow grave northwest of the city of Midland, off Farm Road 868. When found, the body had the wife’s brassiere around the legs and a belt, identified as belonging to appellant, around the neck.

A written statement made by appellant to deputy sheriff Gene Howell, of Midland…