Hill v. State

BEAUCHAMP, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of the murder of his wife, Nellie Mae Hill, by throwing her down and pouring gasoline upon her and setting her afire. The penalty assessed is death.

This is the second appeal and the second time that the death penalty has been assessed by a jury of Panola County, the opinion of the former appeal appearing in Vol. 141 Tex. Crim. Rep. 169, 149 S. W. (2d) 93.

Appellant presents two bills of exception, the first of which complains of leading questions asked by the district attorney of the witness Viola Lewis, who testified to statements made by the deceased…