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NICHOLSON v. STATE

No. 44491.

475 S.W.2d 773 (1972)

Leonard James NICHOLSON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied February 16, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melvyn Carson Bruder, Dallas (On Appeal), for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., and John Tolle, Asst. Dist. Atty., Dallas, and Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

OPINION

DOUGLAS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for murder. The jury assessed the punishment at fifteen years.

The sufficiency of the evidence is challenged and it is contended that hearsay evidence was improperly introduced.

The record reflects that Leonard James Nicholson, the appellant, killed Willie T. Garrett by shooting him with a pistol. Kenneth Paul testified that he owned Poor Buddy's Cafe on Coleman Street in Dallas...

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