Little v. State

Appellant was convicted of murder, and his punishment assessed at five years’ confinement in the state penitentiary.

[1-3] The state’s evidence is that appellant walked into a restaurant where deceased, Luke Callahan, Mose Murphy, Oscar Barnes, and Weaver Goodman, were playing dominoes. The appellant walked into the restaurant, bought a cigar, when he wheeled around and commenced shooting, continuing to shoot until deceased fell, when he walked up to him and shot again, saying: “God damn you. I done got you.” Deceased was unarmed, and according to the state’s evidence made no demonstration…