Owens v. State

MORRISON, Presiding Judge.

The offense is murder without malice; the punishment, 5 years.

There is little conflict in the evidence, and it will be summarized. Appellant and her common-law husband, the deceased, were at a beer drinking establishment in Houston and a quarrel ensued. The- deceased slapped the appellant several times, got his knife out of.' his pocket and opened it, but was persuaded by his friends to close it and return it to his pocket. Following this, he grabbed the appellant by the arm and started toward the door, at which time the appellant took a knife from her pocket, opened…