GOODWYN v. STATE

No. 29159.

306 S.W.2d 357 (1957)

Ira GOODWYN, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

October 9, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McLeroy & McLeroy, Center, for appellant.

Fred Hudson, Jr., Dist. Atty., Center, Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


BELCHER, Commissioner.

The conviction is for murder; the punishment, five years in the penitentiary.

The testimony of the state's witnesses show that following an argument between the appellant and the deceased during a dice game, the deceased told the appellant, who had an unopened knife in his hand, to put it in his pocket, come out of the house, and he would fight him with his fists. Appellant then said, "I will see you, boy", went to his car nearby, returned...

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