HALL, J.
Appellant was convicted of the murder of Robert Gains and, the jury having failed to agree on his punishment, was sentenced to the penitentiary for life. The only question which he raises on appeal is that at most he should not have been convicted of a greater offense than manslaughter.
There is little dispute in the evidence. The parties are Negroes. Appellant had been going with Mary Gains, the wife of Robert. On Sunday morning, July 20, 1952, appellant...
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