Farmer v. State

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is murder; the punishment, death.

The appellant and the deceased had led a short but turbulent marital life. The deceased left the accused; the appellant bought a pistol, and some few days later went to the cafe where the deceased was working. There, he shot her several times and then turned the pistol on himself.

The only defense offered was that the accused had “blacked out” at the time of the shooting and remembered nothing of what had transpired.

We shall discuss the contentions presented by able counsel in his brief.

Bill of Exception No. 4 reflects that Dr.…