Hoobler v. State (24 S.W.2d 413, 1930)

MARTIN, J.

The offense is murder; the penalty, death.

Deceased was a prosperous farmer, living in and possessing a considerable estate in Oklahoma near the Texas line. Appellant had been living with deceased and his family some 10 or 12 years, working most of this time as a farm hand. Appellant became indebted to various banks in the aggregate sum of $700