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ORTEGA v. STATE

No. 45567.

493 S.W.2d 828 (1973)

Augustine Mendoza ORTEGA, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied May 16, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William M. McGarvey, Dallas, (Court-appointed), for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., and Jerome L. Croston, Asst. Dist. Atty., Dallas, Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., and Robert A. Huttash, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

OPINION

DAVIS, Commissioner.

Appeal is taken from a conviction for murder.

This is a companion case to Flores v. State, Tex.Cr.App., 491 S.W.2d 144 (1973); Flores and appellant were jointly tried and, after the jury returned a verdict of guilty, the court assessed appellant's punishment at life.

We reject appellant's first contention, finding the evidence, as set out in Flores v. State, supra, sufficient...

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