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MORALES v. STATE

No. 43357.

466 S.W.2d 293 (1970)

Israel MORALES, Brijido Pena and Juan Morales, Appellants, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

On Rehearings March 24, 1971.

Second Rehearing Denied May 19, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pena, McDonald & Gutierrez, by L. Aron Pena, Edinburg, for appellants.

Oscar B. McInnis, Dist. Atty., Edinburg, and Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

OPINION

DOUGLAS, Judge.

This is an appeal from convictions in a joint trial for murder. The punishments were assessed by the jury with Israel Morales receiving thirty years, Brijido Pena, twenty years and Juan Morales, ten years.

The facts are undisputed that Israel Morales killed Juan Ayala by stabbing him with a knife. It is contended that the evidence is insufficient to show that Brijido Pena and Juan Morales were principals and that the murder...

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