Martinez v. State

*444WOODLEY, Presiding Judge.

The offense is murder; the punishment, life.

The indictment, returned November 7, 1960, alleged that appellant, on or about May 7, 1957, killed Taylor L. Garrett by shooting him with a gun.

Trial was upon a plea of guilty, appellant having filed application for suspended sentence.

The evidence introduced by the state included the following:

The deceased, Taylor Garrett, was employed at a Gulf Service Station in Sterling City. About 9 P.M., the witness Gruny, who operated a service station across the street, saw an automobile which he described as a “’51 Ford” at the Gulf…