Blanton v. State

Christian, Judge.

The offense is murder; the punishment, confinement in the penitentiary for five years.

It was charged in the indictment, in substance, that appellant, with malice aforethought, killed Shelby Dansby by cutting him with a knife.

According to the testimony of the State, appellant and deceased had a dispute about some ties appellant had made on deceased’s premises. In the course of their argument appellant drew a knife and stabbed deceased to death. Appellant testified that deceased attacked him with a knife and cut him on the arm; that he cut deceased in defense of himself.

Appellan…