Trigg v. State

MORROW, Presiding Judge.

The offense is murder; punishment fixed at confinement in the penitentiary for a period of five years.

Appellant, using a pistol, shot and killed Will Nash. It was shown by the physician who attended the deceased that six bullets entered his limbs and body from the rear, four of them entering his back and one entering each arm.

The tragedy occurred upon one of the streets of Dallas. According to the testimony of eye-witnesses for the State, the deceased, after walking out of a cafe, directed his steps slowly towards the edge of the sidewalk, facing the street and holding…