McLain v. State

383 S.W.2d 407 (1964)

Vey McLAIN, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

No. 36896.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

June 27, 1964.

Rehearing Denied October 28, 1964.

Arthur L. Lapham, J. M. Fly, Victoria, for appellant.

Wiley L. Cheatham, Dist. Atty., Cuero, Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

BELCHER, Commissioner.

The conviction is for murder; the punishment, life.

The appellant was charged with killing Cornelia (Connie) Williams on or about April 18, 1963, by shooting her with a gun. Connie Williams was the wife of Curtis (Bennie) Williams, with whom the appellant had been…