Myatt v. State

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

The offense is murder; the punishment confinement in the penitentiary for ten years.

Appellant shot and killed J. E. Saunders. Several months before the homicide deceased and appellant had had some trouble over the-fact that appellant’s stock would enter upon deceased’s premises. According to- appellant’s testimony deceased had killed a mule belonging to appellant and had shot one of appellant’s fine hogs. Appellant offered testimony tending to show that deceased had threatened to kill him. He further testified that deceased had had many difficulties with others and that he…