Johnson v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
MORRISON, Presiding Judge.
The offense is murder; the punishment, four years.
The appellant’s husband was erring in the direction of the deceased, which ired the appellant no end. The sole defense was that the appellant shot the deceased in self defense.
One Mitchell testified that the appellant called the deceased over to her automobile and shot her twice. He stated that he saw no weapon in deceased’s hand as she approached the appellant’s automobile.
Emma Sue Thompson testified that in a conversation with the appellant approximately two hours prior to the shooting the appellant had told her she…
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