Walker v. State

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

The offense is murder; the punishment, confinement in the penitentiary for 99 years.

It was - charged in the indictment, in substance, that appellant, with malice aforethought, killed F. V. Brown by shooting him with a gun.

It was the state’s theory — given support in the testimony —that Jess Covington, Barber John Richardson, and appellant entered into a conspiracy to rob deceased.

G. A. Ross, who was under indictment for the murder of deceased, testified, in substance, as follows: After agreeing to let Jess Covington have his (the witness’) rifle, he (the witness) went with…