Lacy v. State

GRAVES, Judge.

This is the second appeal in this case, the former appeal being found in 133 Texas Crim. Rep. 363, 111 S. W. (2d) 264, and for a detailed statement of facts relative hereto, we refer to the above citation. In each instance the jury returned a verdict assessing the death penalty.

Suffice it to say that appellant’s defense is that he and one Bosie Beasley had been connected with a stolen hog belonging to Mr. Edgar Womack, and in order to avoid detection and punishment, Bosie Beasley ordered appellant to kill Mr. Womack, and the appellant under such duress shot and killed the…