Cates v. State

Appellant was convicted in the district court of Crosby county of the offense of murder, and his punishment fixed at confinement in the penitentiary for a period of 99 years.

In our view of the disposition of this case, an extended statement of the' facts is not necessary. Appellant had been an inmate of the home of deceased for some years in the capacity of chauffeur, and it appears from the testimony of a number of witnesses that he and the wife of deceased were guilty of illicit relations. On the occasion of the homicide, deceased was twice shot by appellant, who used a shotgun, causing…