Marion v. State

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is murder; the punishment, death.

The Turner house in Midland occupied an entire city block. Mr. Turner was away and his wife was at home alone. At approximately 4:12 a. m. on October 29, three of the Turners’ neighbors heard screams somewhere in that neighborhood. Neighbor Galley notified the police and within four minutes patrols reached the area. They cruised throughout this vicinity until daylight, but were unable to discover anything suspicious. At 7:40 the Turners’ maid, Juanita Young, appeared for work and when she observed muddy tracks both outside and…