Cortez v. State

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is murder; the punishment, 20 years.

Felipe C. Adams testified that on the night in question he sat and drank beer at Martin’s Ice Station, that appellant joined him about 9:00 p. m. and remained there until shortly before 11:00, during which interval deceased, who was standing with a group of young men around a telephone booth across the street came across to Martin’s and bought quarts of beer which he took back to the telephone booth. He stated that at about 11:00 p. m. one Garcia and his wife passed the ice station, and appellant left to take them home. He stated…