Burris v. State

276 S.W.2d 260 (1953)

J. C. BURRIS, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

No. 27218.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

December 15, 1953.

Rehearing Denied February 16, 1955.

Second Motion for Rehearing Denied March 16, 1955.

Pichinson & Utter, Roy A. Scott (on appeal), Robert Fagan (on appeal), Corpus Christi, Harry S. Pollard, Austin, (on appeal), for appellant.

Wesley Dice, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

GRAVES, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was charged with having killed W. F. Edwards by shooting him with a gun on or about the 13th day of July, 1953, and upon his trial therefor he was…