Perry v. State

OPINION

DOUGLAS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for murder. The punishment was assessed by the jury at twenty years.

John Ambrose Andres, a 52-year-old prisoner, was beaten to death in a hospital ward of the Dallas County Jail.

Jack Hines was acting as corridor boss of the ward and the appellant was his assistant. Both were prisoners. It was shown that corridor bosses were to report violations of the rules, but they had no authority to use force on the prisoners. Apparently Hines was angry because Andres had stolen some “penny” candy in the ward.

Shortly before the attack on Andres,…