Goodgame v. State

KRUEGER, Judge.

The appellant was tried and convicted of the offense of murder without malice, and his punishment was assessed at confinement in the state penitentiary for a term of 5 years.

The State’s testimony shows that the deceased and Curtis Thornton were employees on the Swenson ranch in Cottle County. The Swensons had been allowing people to enter their ranch for the purpose of cutting and hauling wood from it upon the condition that those who entered the same for such purpose had to grub out the roots of trees which they cut. On the morning prior to the time of the alleged homicide…