Nolan v. State

Ed Nolan was indicted for the offense of murder in the first degree. The indictment charged him with killing John King by shooting him with a pistol. He was convicted of murder in the first degree by the jury, and they fixed his punishment at imprisonment in the penitentiary for life.

The defendant shot John King twice in a pool room about 4 o’clock p¡ m. on August 30, 1921, under circumstances indicating murder, according to the evidence of the state, and from the wounds he died about 5 o’clock the next morning.

Dying declarations of the decedent are admissible when the dfeath of the deceased…