Jenkins v. State

DAVIDSON, Presiding Judge.

Appellants were jointly indicted and jointly convicted for the murder of Claude Mack, each being alloted a term of twelve years in the penitentiary for murder in the second degree.

The night of the homicide, and shortly prior thereto, Harris Jenkins and the deceased had some words, which grew out of their relation to a woman. Tom Jenkins was not present at the time and had no participancy in that matter. This occurred at a social function among the negroes. Shortly after this trouble the social affair ended. The deceased was traveling a road supposedly en route home.…