SYKES v. STATE

No. 38932.

399 S.W.2d 349 (1966)

Samuel Lewis SYKES, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied March 9, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. O'Dowd, John M. Ille, Houston, for appellant.

Frank Briscoe, Dist. Atty., Carl E. F. Dally, James C. Brough and Gene D. Miles, Asst. Dist. Attys., Houston, and Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


WOODLEY, Judge.

Tried upon an indictment alleging murder with malice of Joyce Jones by shooting her with a gun, appellant was found guilty of the lesser included offense of negligent homicide of the second degree (Art. 1243) P.C.) and his punishment was assessed by the jury at 3 years in jail.

The killing occurred in "The Celebrity Room," a cafe. All of the evidence shows that Joyce Jones, an 18 year old Negro girl, died as the result of a gunshot wound inflicted...

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