Smith v. State

BAKER, Judge.

The appellant was convicted of murder in the District Court of Bosque County, and his punishment assessed at 50 years in the penitentiary.

The appellant was indicted for killing Dr. J. Owen Carpenter, by shooting him with a pistol, about the 13th day of May, 1925. It was the contention of the state that the homicide was committed with malice and without provocation upon the part of the deceased, and upon a pretended and fancied grievance that the deceased had informed appellant’s wife of his, appellant’s, conduct and escapades with other women. It was the contention of the…