Marshall v. State

DICE, Commissioner.

The conviction is for murder; the punishment, life imprisonment.

The evidence was undisputed that appellant killed the deceased by shooting him with a pistol, the homicide occurring at a motel in the city of Lufkin.

It was shown by the state’s testimony that the deceased occupied a room at the motel with his wife and small child. The room was rented from Mrs. Willie Renfro, who operated the courts. On the night before the killing, appellant was discovered near a window of the deceased’s room. At such time, appellant was in a drunken condition. The deceased and his wife…