Heard v. State
Heard v. State
Opinion of the Court
The appellant was indicted for and convicted of murder in the second degree, and the jury fixed his punishment at 10 years’ imprisonment in the penitentiary.
The evidence shows that the defendant and four other persons were present at the time of the homicide, and that defendant, deceased, and another were engaged in gambling at cards; that a dispute arose over a 25-eent piece, and as a result defendant shot and killed one Fate Sullivan. The evidence tends to indicate that the defendant threw this *640 coin down for the purpose of betting it, and thpt deceased picked it up; that defendant told deceased to put the quarter down, and deceased refused; that defendant at this juncture shot deceased, after deceased, according to some of the evidence, made a motion as if to draw a gun, or did actually draw the gun and shot at defendant.
There being no error in the record, the judgment of conviction is affirmed.
Affirmed.
Ante, p. 162.
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