Rehm v. State

HAWKINS, Judge.

Conviction is for murder, the punishment assessed at death.

The party killed was L. J. Bell, a police officer of the City of Dallas.

The disposition which we find it necessary to make of the case calls for only a concise statement of the facts.

The record shows that appellant went into the office of a Federal officer in Dallas and introduced himself, making inquiry if they had anything there against him. It seems the Federal officer had no warrant for his detention, and that no complaint had been filed charging Rehm as a fugitive from another state, but said officer over…