Hatley v. State

OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is murder with malice; the punishment, 25 years.

We find that the fatal shooting climaxed a continuing half hour disagreement between the deceased and appellant concerning a motorbike. Appellant had called the police to complain about the noise from a motorbike being ridden by deceased’s son. The deceased and appellant were neighbors. An officer was dispatched at 5:05 p. m. to the appellant’s home. After arriving, the officer, appellant and his wife met with the deceased and his wife. The deceased stated to appellant, “Come on out in the alley and let’s…