Ross v. State

MORROW, Presiding Judge.

— The conviction is for murder; punishment fixed at confinement in the penitentiary for a period of twenty years.

While sitting in the lobby of the Gaines Hotel in the town of Seminole, Gaines County, Texas, H. D. Roberson and W. D.- Allison were shot and killed. Appellant and Milt Good fired the shots which caused the deaths of the decedents.

The State’s testimony was to the effect that neither Allison nor Roberson made any demonstration before the shooting and. would lead to the conclusion that they were shot before they were aware of the presence of their assailants.

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