Smith v. State

MORROW, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of the murder of his father, his punishment being assessed at six years confinement in the penitentiary.

Sunday morning prior to the homicide at night appellant and his father had some words in regard to the use of appellant’s horse, the father desiring to use the horse driving cattle that day. Appellant agreed to the use of the horse provided he could get another horse and drive to Henrietta, to which place he was going. Henrietta was about eighteen miles distant. The father became very much enraged during the conversation and threatened to “get” or “fix”…