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MARTIN v. STATE

No. 31918.

334 S.W.2d 796 (1960)

Jimmie D. MARTIN, Appellant, v. STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

April 27, 1960.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

T. B. Sisco, McKinney (court-appointed), for appellant.

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

MORRISON, Presiding Judge.

The offense is murder; the punishment, 5 years.

Appellant's confession, which was introduced in evidence without objection, reads in part as follows:

"Bud Williams had been in my house earlier today and we had been drinking together and we had not been fussing. * * * About that time Bud Williams came in the front door and started to hit me with a whip. * * * I pulled my knife, opened it, and he run out the front door, and...

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