GUSS v. STATE

No. 07-88-0026-CR.

763 S.W.2d 609 (1989)

Lisa GUSS, A/K/A "Purple Rain," Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Amarillo.

January 10, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Paige Brittain, Amarillo, for appellant.

Danny E. Hill, Dist. Atty., Michael D. Meredith, Asst. Dist. Atty., Amarillo, for appellee.

Before REYNOLDS, C.J., and DODSON and BOYD, JJ.


DODSON, Justice.

A jury convicted appellant Lisa Guss, a/k/a "Purple Rain," of murder, Texas Penal Code Annotated section 19.01(a) (Vernon 1974), and assessed her punishment at ninety-nine years confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections and a fine of $10,000. By a single point of error, appellant claims the trial court erred in submitting a special issue to the jury regarding the use of a deadly weapon. We affirm.

The record shows that the trial court...

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