Neal v. State

HAWKINS, Judge.

— Appellant stands convicted of murder growing out of the killing by him of Jim Hines. Punishment assessed is confinement in the penitentiary for seven years.

The disposition we find necessary to make of the case renders any lengthy statement of the facts unessential. The killing occurred in the city of San Augustine. The weapon used by appellant was an axe handle. He struck deceased several blows on the head with it, some after deceased had fallen.

There was evidence raising the issues of murder, manslaughter and self-defense, all of which were submitted to the jury. One serious…