Griffin v. State

LATTIMORE, Judge.

Conviction for murder; punishment, ten years in the penitentiary.

That appellant cut Mr. Keller with a knife, and that he died from the effects thereof, — is not denied. On the trial appellant testified that she cut in self-defense. The State’s testimony was, in effect, that she cut Keller after taking from him his money, and when he accused her of having taken same. An eye witness testified that he had brought appellant and deceased together about dark, left them but presently went back to the room, and appellant told him deceased accused her of getting his money; he said…