Parrish v. State

DICE, Judge.

The conviction is for murder; the punishment, twenty-five years.

A recitation of the facts is unnecessary, in view of our disposition of the case, other than to state that the homicide grew out of an argument over a crap game after it was discovered that the deceased possessed a pair of crooked dice.

Appellant filed an application for a suspension of sentence, testified in his own behalf, and offered several character witnesses who testified that he bore a good reputation for being a peaceable and law-abiding citizen, and for truth and veracity.

The record reflects that, after the…