Scott v. State

MORRISON, Presiding Judge.

The offense is murder; the punishment, 20 years.

Appellant and one Jackson were told to leave a drinking establishment because they were arguing; soon thereafter a shot was fired and LaBome, the deceased, was found lying in a pool of blood.

Officer Hruzek, who investigated the killing, testified that he went to appellant’s home and asked for the weapon he had used in the shooting; appellant got it from a drawer and said, “I meant to shoot Jackson but I shot Poncho instead.” It was shown that the weapon which appellant gave the officer was the weapon which fired the…