PALAFOX v. STATE

No. 44980.

484 S.W.2d 739 (1972)

Felipe Segura PALAFOX, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied October 11, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Moises Vincente Vela, Harlingen, for appellant.

F. T. Graham, Dist. Atty., Menton Murray, Jr., Asst. Dist. Atty., Brownsville, and Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

ONION, Presiding Judge.

This appeal arises out of a conviction for murder where the punishment was assessed by the court at 20 years following the jury's verdict of guilty.

The record reflects that the deceased, Elvira Rivera, was killed when struck by an automobile driven by the appellant.

Initially, appellant contends the court erred in overruling his motion for an instructed verdict because the evidence was insufficient to show...

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