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WILLIS v. STATE

No. 31807.

336 S.W.2d 425 (1960)

Billy Joe WILLIS, Appellant, v. STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

June 8, 1960.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tom Moore, Jr., Q. Z. Valentine, Waco, for appellant.

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

WOODLEY, Judge.

Billy Joe Willis was convicted for the murder of his wife, Karlyn, and the jury assessed his punishment at 50 years in the penitentiary.

Appellant resided at Waco and he and the deceased had been separated for six or seven weeks.

The deceased was working at a drive-in in Cleburne, and in the early morning hours of July 5, 1959, was riding in a pickup with George McNeil, who testified that he was taking her from the drive-in to her home...

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