Burnet v. State

HAWKINS, Presiding Judge.

The offense is murder predicated on the killing of Laster B. Bruton. Appellant interposed the defense of insanity and self-defense, and applied for a suspended sentence. The latter was not recommended, but the jury found him guilty of murder without malice, and fixed the maximum punishment of five years therefor.

The State’s testimony shows that on the afternoon of February 22, 1947, appellant walked into the office of Bruton with a pistol and immediately upon entering, and while deceased was sitting down behind his desk, began to shoot him and continued to shoot until…