JACKSON v. STATE

No. 24958.

234 S.W.2d 428 (1950)

JACKSON v. STATE.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

November 29, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. O'Neil Loftis, Thomas & Thomas, Big Spring, for appellant.

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


WOODLEY, Commissioner.

Appellant was convicted for the murder of his father-in-law, and the jury assessed his punishment at 20 years in the penitentiary.

From the standpoint of the State, the evidence shows that appellant killed the deceased by shooting him with a shotgun without cause or provocation.

The killing occurred at the farm houses used by a crew of cotton pickers headed by the deceased, and was witnessed by Ruby Lee Fay, a daughter of the...

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