Graves v. State

BELCHER, Commissioner.

The conviction is for murder; the punishment, death.

The deceased, Selmon Phillips, and his wife, were operating a motel on October 5, 1962. While Mrs. Phillips was seated at the telephone switchboard behind the counter, and the deceased was seated nearby, the appellant appeared at the door of the office about 9 p. m. When the deceased asked him inside, the appellant entered, threw a paper sack upon the counter, pulled his pistol, and told Mrs. Phillips to give him every “damn thing you’ve got under there.” The appellant then said to the deceased: “you d — s—o—b—, get…