Martin v. State

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is murder; the punishment, twenty years.

Appellant shot and killed deceased upon entering a tavern *212at Conroe on April 28,1951. The witnesses for the state, present on the occasion, testified that appellant came in the place and found deceased sitting at a table with appellant’s former wife, whereupon he drew.a pistol and fired several times. Appellant and his witnesses testified that deceased threw one or more beer bottles at appellant immediately prior to the shooting. Appellant testified as to communicated threats made by deceased. The issue of self-defense was…