Baker v. State

DICE, Commissioner.

The conviction is for murder; the punishment, ninety-nine years in the penitentiary.

The indictment charged that on or about the 31st day of August, 1961, the appellant did “unlawfully, voluntarily and with malice aforethought kill and murder Laura Baker in some way or manner, and by some means, instruments and weapons to the Grand Jurors unknown * *

The foreman of the grand jury which returned the indictment against appellant testified that in its investigation of the case the grand jury was unable to determine the actual means or the kind or character of weapon used in…