Willis v. State

WOODLEY, Judge.

Billy Joe Willis was convicted for the murder of his wife, Karlyn, and the jury assessed his punishment at 50 years in the penitentiary.

Appellant resided at Waco and he and the deceased had been separated for six or seven weeks.

The deceased was working at a drive-in in Cleburne, and in the early morning hours of July 5, 1959, was riding in a pickup with George McNeil, who testified that he was taking her from the drive-in to her home. They met another car and the deceased said “that was her husband” and suggested that McNeil “take her over to her sister’s.”

As they turned north…