King v. State

WOODLEY, Judge.

The offense is murder; the punishment, 25 years.

The indictment alleged the killing of Elgene Carter by shooting her with a gun.

The evidence shows that the deceased was the sister of appellant’s wife and that they lived in the same house.

The body of the deceased was lying on a couch in the house when officers responded to a call. Gunshot wounds from a pistol taken from appellant when he presented himself at the police station were shown to have caused her death.

The appellant made no statement connecting him with the killing and no eye witness testified.

The state relied upon…