FIRO v. STATE

No. 27166.

272 S.W.2d 370 (1954)

Antonio FIRO, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

November 10, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Richard Thornton, Bryan F. Williams, Jr., Galveston, for appellant.

Wesley Dice, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is murder; the punishment, life imprisonment.

Bartender Alvarez testified that the appellant and deceased, who were man and wife, came to his place of business at four o'clock in the afternoon on the day of the homicide and that the appellant drank beer until approximately seven o'clock, when he departed, leaving the deceased in the bar. Alvarez stated that at about 8:30 the appellant returned, went to the table where deceased...

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