Morris v. State

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is murder; the punishment, life imprisonment.

A witness for the state testified that appellant, on Saturday afternoon, on the main street of Victoria, drew a pistol as he *15approached deceased, cursed him, and then fired several shots at close range into the body of deceased.

Appellant offered two witnesses, his wife and his daughter, who testified about antecedent illness suffered by appellant, and expressed the opinion that the appellant was insane on the day of the homicide.

The state called several witnesses in rebuttal, including the county health officer, who…