Stovall v. State

MORROW, Presiding Judge.

— The offense is murder; punishment fixed at confinement in the penitentiary for a period of ninety-nine years.

Report of former appeal will be found in 253 S. W., 536.

Appellant shot and killed the deceased H. A. Dossett. Having provided himself with a shotgun, appellant went to the express office in which Dossett was standing and shot him twice. According to the State’s witnesses, several of whom testified, Dossett made no demonstration whatever and apparently was not aware of the presence of the appellant. According to the appellant he was preparing to move and took…