Slater v. State

MORRISON, Presiding Judge.

The offense is murder; the punishment, death.

Upon arraignment the appellant plead not guilty. At the conclusion of the state’s case appellant changed his plea to guilty. Appellant did not testify or offer any evidence in his behalf save one sentence'from his confession which has not been offered by the state. The state’s case will be summarized.

The deceased, an elderly woman, lived alone in the city of Conroe. Sometime during the morning of December 2 her body was found at the rear of her home. Her death had been caused by a skull fracture. Her body was lying on its…