Ruedas v. State

KRUEGER, Judge.

The offense is murder. The punishment assessed is confinement in the State penitentiary for a term of three years.

The record shows that on the afternoon preceding the night of the unfortunate occurrence, the appellant and Juan Dominguez came from a ranch, where they were employed, to the City of Brownsville in an old pick-up truck. Upon their arrival in the city, they went to the Beach Way Inn (a dance hall and beer parlor) where they drank some beer and where they were joined by Manuel Villaon, a girl companion, and the deceased, Robert Valdez. After spending* some time at the…