Thacker v. State

KREUGER, Judge.

— The appellant was convicted of the offense of murder with malice aforethought, and his punishment was assessed at confinement in the state penitentiary for a term of twenty years.

Appellant’s first contention is that the evidence is insufficient to sustain his conviction. If the facts and circumstances proven are sufficient to show appellant to be a principal, the conviction should be affirmed. If not, then the case should be reversed. Art. 69, P. C., 1925, provides: “Any person who advises or agrees to the commission of an offense and who is present when the same is committed…