Williams v. State

GRAVES, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of murder with malice, and assessed a penalty of ten years in the penitentiary.

The facts show evidence that there had been some minor disturbances between appellant and the deceased, Mr. Hodges, .relative to the cattle and hogs of appellant trespassing upon the cultivated lands of the deceased, who lived just adjoining appellant’s farm in Terry County. There were no eyewitnesses to the tragedy, save appellant and the deceased. The State was relegated to the domain of circumstantial evidence, and such was charged upon by the trial court.

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