Donald v. State

Appellant was convicted of the offense of manslaughter in the first degree, and-his pun-ishment fixed by the jury at imprisonment in the penitentiary for the term of seven years.-

It -was- shown that he shot and -killed- one Ed Simmins. There were present, at the time-"of the shooting, besides deceased and.appellant, one Buck Miller, and no others.

We quote a portion of the testimony of appellant, given by himself as a witness, to wit: “Ed told me to put water in the radiator. I told him I wouldn’t put any more in; that I had been putting water in ever since we left, and he told me that he…