Burns v. State

DAVIDSON, Presiding Judge.

Both appellants were convicted of murder in the second degree, their punishment being assessed at six years confinement in the penitentiary each.

The facts disclose that Walter Burns was a hoy about 16 years of age, and his coappellant, Reason Burns, was about 18 years of age, and were brothers. Deceased was 22 years of age. Appellants’ father owned a farm'spoken of by the witnesses as the “Bottom Field.” The local option hog law was in effect in that section of the country where the farm was situate. Deceased, Monroe Peteete, owned some hogs, which were in the habit…