Walker v. State

Appellant was convicted of murder and given ten years in the penitentiary.

The facts show that Kate Edwards, a woman, was living in a house belonging to appellant, or on the same place that he was living. He had control of the house which she was occupying by his consent. The theory of the State was that John Walker was intimate with the woman Kate Edwards, and the killing occurred because the deceased, Will Edwards, was found in the room with Kate Edwards at her house. Appellant came upon them in this room and trouble arose, resulting in the killing of Will Edwards by appellant. The State's…