Morris v. State

272 S.W.2d 122 (1954)

Gordon Roland MORRIS, Appellant

v.

The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

No. 27025.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

June 23, 1954.

Rehearing Denied November 3, 1954.

Joe Harris, John Benn, Houston, and Sid White, Oklahoma city, Okl., for appellant.

Ewing Werlein, Dist. Atty., King C. Haynie, Asst. Dist. Atty., Houston, Wesley Dice, State's Atty., of Austin, for the State.

WOODLEY, Judge.

Appellant was convicted for the murder of Ruby Lee Nietman by striking her with his hands or fists or by kicking or stamping her with his feet, or by one or all of said means, and his punishment was…