Ray v. State

PREHDERGAST, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was convicted of murder and his punishment assessed at seven years in the penitentiary.

Appellant and deceased lived near neighbors and had been friendly until just a few days before appellant killed deceased. The road from town to deceased’s passed by appellant’s. In going from town home deceased had to pass along this road. The Sanders were renters of deceased and also lived near. A few days before the killing a horse of the Sanders had died, and they and appellant buried it in a branch, on which deceased had a sorghum mill, and it was necessary for him…