Bell v. State

DICE, Commissioner.

The offense is murder; the punishment, ten years.

The evidence was undisputed that appellant killed the deceased, Dillon Roberson, by shooting him with a gun.

Appellant was the manager of a group of apartments in the city of Houston. The deceased, Dillon Roberson, his brother Quille Roberson, and Quille’s wife lived in one of the apartments. It was shown by the state’s testimony that, on the day of the homicide, Quille, the brother, went to the appellant’s apartment around 10 a. m. and paid him $40 in rent. Later in the day a dispute arose between the parties, and appellant…