Lee v. State

BELCHER, Judge.

The conviction is for murder with malice; the punishment, 15 years in the penitentiary.

The state’s testimony shows that appellant and the deceased were married on November 22, 1952, and that soon thereafter he began practicing the profession of dentistry in Dallas.

It was shown that appellant had threatened six or seven times to kill the deceased; that appellant had purchased a .22 automatic pistol on May 1, 1953; and that a gun was seen in appellant’s purse on one of her visits to the deceased’s office.

Police Officer Evans responded to a call received at 1:42 A.M., Novmber 8,…