McLAIN v. STATE

No. 36896.

383 S.W.2d 407 (1964)

Vey McLAIN, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied October 28, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur L. Lapham, J. M. Fly, Victoria, for appellant.

Wiley L. Cheatham, Dist. Atty., Cuero, Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


BELCHER, Commissioner.

The conviction is for murder; the punishment, life.

The appellant was charged with killing Cornelia (Connie) Williams on or about April 18, 1963, by shooting her with a gun. Connie Williams was the wife of Curtis (Bennie) Williams, with whom the appellant had been intimate during their visits of two or three times a week for a period of about ten months before the death of Connie Williams.

At approximately 3:50 p.m., April 18...

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