Parks v. State

OPINION

ROBERTS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction of murder without malice, with the punishment assessed by the jury at five years.

Appellant’s first ground of error contends that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict. Viewed most favorably to the State, the evidence established that appellant and the deceased were engaged in a dice game in Houston, and that a dispute arose between them. Appellant pulled his knife out and stabbed the deceased.

Tommy Ross testified he was present at the time of the stabbing, that he saw nothing in the hands of the deceased and he had not…