Stanley v. State

CHRISTIAN, Judge.-

— The offense is murder; the punishment, confinement in the penitentiary for ninety-nine years.

The indictment contained three counts charging appellant with the murder of Roy-Hawthorne. The first count charged appellant with killing deceased by hitting, striking and beating him with a gun. In the second count it was averred that deceased was killed by hitting, striking and beating him with a bottle. The allegation in the third count was to the effect that deceased was killed in some way or manner and by some means, instruments and weapons -to the grand jury unknown': The…