Brooks v. State

ON THE MERITS.

KRUEGER, Judge.

The appellant was tried and convicted of the offense of murder and her punishment was assessed at death.

The indictment in this case is in three counts. The' first count charges that Nell Brooks on or about the 25th day of May, A. D. 1934, in the county of Harris and State of Texas, did with malice aforethought voluntarily kill Will Brooks, by shooting him with a pistol. The second count charges that Levi Johnson on or about the said date in the county of Harris and State of Texas, did with malice aforethought voluntarily kill Will Brooks, by shooting him with a…