Holland v. State

DAVID SOH, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was convicted of manslaughter, the jury assessing his punishment at three years confinement in the penitentiary.,

Several months prior to the homicide appellant lived with and worked for deceased. About two weeks prior to the killing they had a “falling out,” growing out of the fact that appellant refused to sharpen a hoe used by the daughter of deceased. During this trouble appellant and deceased’s wife had some words and an altercation in regard to washing done by the wife of deceased for appellant; they became angry, and she ran appellant off the…