BOYKIN v. STATE

No. 31503.

331 S.W.2d 938 (1960)

John BOYKIN, Appellant, v. STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

February 17, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Shown, Houston, for appellant.

Dan Walton, Dist. Atty., Samuel H. Robertson, Jr., Erwin G. Ernst, Asst. Dist. Attys., Houston, and Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


BELCHER, Commissioner.

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

The deceased had been in a cafe a brief time when the appellant entered. They soon left and were next seen in front of the house where the deceased occupied a room. About 11:30 P.M., they entered the house and went to deceased's room. Other roomers heard them talking but were only able to hear the deceased say that she was getting tired of arguing every week and because it was...

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