GAUNTT v. STATE

No. 31383.

335 S.W.2d 616 (1960)

Donald GAUNTT, Appellant, v. STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied May 11, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthews, Aultman & Riley, by Ronald Aultman and Randell C. Riley, Fort Worth, for appellant.

Doug Crouch, Crim. Dist. Atty., A. D. Downer, Frank D. Coffey, Albert F. Fick, Jr., Asst. Criminal Dist. Attys., Fort Worth, and Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


DICE, Commissioner.

The offense is murder; the punishment, 99 years.

The State's evidence shows that on the date alleged, the deceased was shot and killed in a gun battle in which he and his companion, Johnny Green, were on one side and the appellant and his two companions, Garrett Ramsey and Leroy Gonzales, were on the other. The killing occurred around 2:30 P.M. in the 1900 Block of Arch Street in the City of Fort Worth. The testimony shows that shortly...

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