HENDERSON v. STATE

No. 33551.

347 S.W.2d 622 (1961)

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

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

June 14, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

No attorney for appellant of record on appeal.

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


DICE, Commissioner.

The offense is murder; the punishment, 15 years.

The evidence was undisputed that, on the date alleged, the appellant killed the deceased by shooting him with a gun. The homicide occurred in the City of Paducah near a cafe which was operated by appellant. Prior to the killing, appellant and the deceased had engaged in a fist fight inside appellant's cafe. The deceased's wife, upon being notified of the fight, came to the cafe and accompanied...

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