JOHNSON v. STATE

No. 39348.

401 S.W.2d 837 (1966)

James E. JOHNSON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied May 11, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Goldapp, Houston, John R. Coe (on appeal only), Houston, for appellant.

Carol Vance, Dist. Atty., Edward B. McDonough, Jr., Asst. Dist. Atty., Houston, and Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


DICE, Commissioner.

The conviction is for murder with malice; the punishment, fifty years.

The state's testimony shows that the appellant and Alvin Green lived in a small house at 1012 Saulnier in the city of Houston. Appellant worked, and on the day of the killing, while he was away, Green and some others were drinking wine and beer at the house. Between four and five o'clock the deceased came by the house and, after having one drink, left. Shortly thereafter...

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