Angel v. State

GRAVES, Judge.

Appellant was charged with the murder of Luther L. Hankins, and upon his trial therefor was assessed the penalty of death.

Appellant, a man 39 years old, lived at a rooming house or hotel belonging to the deceased known as No. 1209 1/2 Chambers Street, in Fort Worth, Texas.

It was alleged in the indictment that appellant, on July 11, 1945, killed Mr. Hankins by strangling him with a wire wrapped around the neck, and by striking, beating and wounding him with a hammer.

On July 11, 1945, in the late afternoon, it is shown that Luther L. Hankins, who was 59 years of age and…