McGill v. State

DAVIDSON, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was convicted of murder in the second degree, and given ten years in the penitentiary.

The evidence, in substance, is that appellant and deceased are negroes and were brothers-in-law. They attended a meeting of the Baptist Church, of which they were members, in Queen City Addition, in the city of Dallas. The meeting closed about 11 o’clock at night. Deceased was accompanied by his wife and baby. They went to the church in a buggy. Appellant and his wife went on foot. Immediately after adjournment of the meeting deceased went to and got in his buggy.…