Henry v. State

DAVIDSON, Judge.

This is a conviction for murder, with punishment assessed at ninety-nine years in the penitentiary.

The undisputed evidence shows that the killing was the culmination of an argument, in the back of a building occupied by Charley Williams, between the appellant and the deceased as to whether they would engage in a dice game. Williams operated a cafe under the name of “Rumboogie,” which was across the street from the building. The argument ended when deceased slapped appellant “up the side of his head.” Appellant left immediately and, as he did so, was heard to say, “ ‘okay.’ ”…