Herrera v. State

HAEPEE, Judge.

—Appellant was prosecuted for murder, and his punishment assessed at imprisonment in the penitentiary for life.

The State’s evidence would have the killing take place under the following circumstances: Mattie Dyson testified that Alonzo Watkins drove up in an automobile, got out and went into a chop house, leaving his overcoat in the automobile; that a Mexican approached the automobile and took out the overcoat, starting off with it. Just at this time Watkins came out and she informed him that a Mexican had taken his overcoat out of the automobile, and pointed out the Mexican.…