Rodriquez v. State

MARTIN, Judge.

— Offense, murder; penalty, twenty years.

A former appeal of this case is reported in 4 S. W. (2d), P. 52. The facts will be found stated therein. We supplement this statement to illustrate one of the law points discussed: Deceased and two boy companions had started wolf hunting. On and near a public road a difficulty ensued between the three American boys on one hand and five Mexican boys on the other. The State’s testimony tended to show that the deceased held a lantern and that appellant held his pistol straight out in the air and fired, there being at the time a few feet…