SPARACINO v. STATE

No. 32433.

340 S.W.2d 47 (1960)

Margaret A. SPARACINO, Appellant, v. STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

November 16, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Percy Foreman, Houston, on appeal only, for appellant.

Dan Walton, Dist. Atty. Samuel H. Robertson, Jr., Charles C. Castles, Asst. Dist. Attys., Houston, and Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


MORRISON, Presiding Judge.

The offense is murder; the punishment, 25 years.

Appellant was the step-daughter of deceased, and they resided in the same home. Deceased was found lying on his bed with three bullet holes in his body. The condition of the bedclothes and the position of the body were such that the jury were authorized to conclude that deceased was shot while he was asleep. His body was prone on the bed, his shoes were beside the bed, and the sheet...

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