Sadler v. State

364 S.W.2d 234 (1963)

James Franklin SADLER, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

No. 35137.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

January 2, 1963.

Rehearing Denied February 13, 1963.

Francis C. Richter, Hondo, for appellant.

J. Taylor Brite, Dist. Atty., Jourdanton, and Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

McDONALD, Judge.

The appellant was convicted for the offense of murder with malice aforethought, under an indictment alleging that he killed Lorene Taylor Hill by hitting her in the face and head with his hands and fists. His punishment was assessed at 15 years' confinement in…