Sprinkle v. State

The appellant was indicted, tried, and convicted of the murder of one Louis Faye, and, the jury having disagreed as to the punishment, he was by the court sentenced to *740the penitentiary for life. From which judgment this appeal is prosecuted.

The uncontradicted testimony in the case shows that the deceased, Faye, had been for several hours at the home of a woman by the name of Juanita Thompson; that during the early part of the evening a man by the name of Cruthirds came to this home and was ordered to leave by Faye, who was armed with a pistol. The testimony is conflicting as to whether Faye…