Pelton v. State

MORRISON, Presiding Judge.

The offense is murder; the punishment, 35 years.

There is little conflict in the evidence, and it will be summarized. The appellant and the deceased had a business transaction involving $35.00 and some furniture on the day charged in the indictment, and the appellant felt that he had been defrauded. That night he saw the deceased leave a tavern,, demanded the return of his money, and when the deceased stated that he did not have it the appellant assaulted him. According to his confession, he hit the deceased three or four times with his fist, and while the deceased…