Small v. State

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is murder; the punishment, 25 years.

According to this record, deceased was last seen alive at a beer drinking establishment at approximately 1:30 A.M. Sunday morning. Later, at 7:30 A.M., appellant’s eight-year old daughter, acting upon his in*19structions, attempted to arouse his wife from her bed in the front bedroom and, being unable to do so, was told by appellant to go for help. A small wound was visible in her upper cheek bone. The autopsy revealed that she had died at approximately 3:00 A.M. as the result of a .22 caliber bullet wound and her blood contained…