PREJEAN v. STATE

No. 44807.

480 S.W.2d 652 (1972)

Clarence PREJEAN, Jr., Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied June 14, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maurice U. Westerfeld, Houston, for appellant.

Carol S. Vance, Dist. Atty., James C. Brough, Calvin Botley and Theodore P. Busch, Asst. Dist. Attys., Houston and Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

DALLY, Commissioner.

The conviction is for murder with malice; the punishment, death.

The State's case is based upon circumstantial evidence and the jury was so instructed by the court's charge.

The appellant urges that the evidence is not sufficient to sustain the jury's verdict of guilt.

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