HENDERSON v. STATE

No. 31464.

332 S.W.2d 705 (1960)

Murlee HENDERSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

February 10, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. S. Munson, Jr., Wharton, for appellant.

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


MORRISON, Presiding Judge.

The offense is murder; the punishment, 12 years.

Appellant and deceased lived near each other, and appellant had gotten the impression that deceased, a much younger woman, was having an affair with her (the appellant's) husband who was several years her junior. We quote in part from appellant's confession which was introduced without objection:

"* * * I just couldn't stand it and I talked to my husband about it and told...

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