Sloane v. State

MORROW, Presiding Judge.

The offense is murder; penalty assessed at confinement in the penitentiary for twenty-five years.

Appellant and the deceased were employees of a cotton mill and resided in small adjoining houses near the mill. According to the state’s testimony, coming from the wife of the deceased and other witnesses, the appellant was the aggressor. He came upon the porch of deceased’s house and said to the deceased that he was going to kill him, and did shoot and kill the deceased instantly. The deceased at the time was sitting on a chair on the porch. When threatened by the…