West v. State

229 S.W.2d 623 (1950)

WEST

v.

STATE.

No. 24531.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

April 12, 1950.

Rehearing Denied May 17, 1950.

A. N. Steinle, Jourdanton, Frank W. Steinle, Jourdanton, Morriss, Moriss, Boatwright & Lewis, Will A. Morriss, Jr., San Antonio, for appellant.

George P. Blackburn, State's Atty., of Austin, for the State.

BEAUCHAMP, Judge.

Vance West was convicted for murder without malice and assessed a penalty of five years in the penitentiary.

Appellant had operated a cafe in Bandera in partnership with Bink West, the deceased, and another party named Morse. Bink West was the manager, at…