Word v. State

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

The offense is murder; the punishment, confinement in the penitentiary for three years.

It was charged in the indictment, in substance, that appel lant, with malice aforethought, killed Clay Roberts by stabbing him with a knife.

The homicide occurred at a dance. The state’s version of' the transaction was, in substance, as follows: The owner of the residence in which the dance was being held asked appellant to contribute to a fund to be used in paying for the music. Appellant declared that he needed change for ten dollars. Archie Roberts took a roll of money out of his pocket,…