BLEVINS v. STATE

No. 34446.

357 S.W.2d 575 (1962)

James BLEVINS and Robert Lee Barton, Appellants, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied June 13, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

No attorney for appellant on appeal.

Frank Briscoe, Dist. Atty., Carl E. F. Dally, Asst. Dist. Atty., Houston, and Leon B. Douglas, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


DICE, Commissioner.

Appellants James Blevins and Robert Lee Barton were jointly charged, tried and convicted for the murder of Ruby Bickmore and each appellant was assessed punishment at confinement in the penitentiary for a term of 99 years.

The voluminous record containing a statement of facts of 615 pages shows a merciless killing of the deceased.

The facts are summarized in the State's brief which we here adopt and quote therefrom in part as follows...

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