Haynie v. State

HAWKINS, Judge.

The killing of John Lain occurred at Stanton in Martin County. Venue was changed to Midland County where a trial resulted in conviction for murder with penalty of fifteen years in the penitentiary.

The evidence reveals the following facts. Appellant operated a cafe in the town of Stanton. On the day of the killing deceased came into the cafe about noon. He was inquiring for and cursing one Arthur Woody in very obscene language; Woody was not in the cafe; appellant requested deceased not to use such language in the presence of his wife and daughter and insisted that he leave the…