Rogers v. State

CALHOUN, Judge.

The offense, murder; the punishment, death.

The appellant was jointly indicted with one Robert Cubit and Willie Ray Autrey for the unlawful killing of one G. W. Mann. The defendants each requested a severance and asked that the appellant herein be placed upon trial first. Said motion for severance was granted and the appellant was placed upon trial.

There are no bills of exception in the record and no exceptions to the court’s charge.

The undisputed evidence showed that the deceased, G. W. Mann, commonly called “Dad” Mann, kept a little grocery store and hamburger stand in the…