Davis v. State

HAWKINS, Judge.

Conviction is for murder, punishment being 15 years in the penitentiary.

It is not necessary to set out the facts in detail. From the state’s evidence the killing was not in self-defense. On the other hand, appellant’s- evidence raised that issue..

Appellant sought a continuance on account of the absence of Miss Fufa Bunch. He names his application as the “first” for continuance. From the court’s explanation it appears to be a second application. Appellant had been tried on the 29th day of September, at which time a first application for continuance had been overruled. The record…