Bennett v. State

MORROW, Presiding Judge.

— The conviction is for murder; punishment fixed at confinement in the penitentiary for a period of-twenty-five years. Appellant shot and killed the deceased Mulrein.

Prom the testimony of the appellant, it appears that there had been ill-will between himself and the deceased of long standing; that the deceased had accused him of various criminal offense and had frequently used abusive language towards him; that according to the information possessed by him, the deceased had on more than one occasion threatened to kill the appellant. Many witnesses for both the State…