GONZALEZ v. STATE

No. 28455.

297 S.W.2d 144 (1956)

Ramiro GONZALEZ, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied January 2, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

No attorney for appellant of record on appeal.

Roy A. Scott, Walter E. Chastain, Corpus Christi, for appellant.

Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


DICE, Commissioner.

The conviction is for murder without malice; the punishment, 5 years.

The undisputed evidence shows that the appellant killed the deceased by shooting him with a gun. The homicide occurred at a place known as "Chapa's Place," in the town of Palito Blanco in Jim Wells County, following an argument between the two at a crap game.

According to the state's testimony, the argument arose over a point in the game. During the argument the...

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