BURCHFIELD v. STATE

No. 44325.

475 S.W.2d 275 (1972)

Lawrence BURCHFIELD, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

January 26, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sam Bass, Jr., Freeport, for appellant.

Ogden Bass, Dist. Atty. and Billy M. Bandy, Asst. Dist. Atty., Angleton, 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 not challenged.

The record reflects that on May 2, 1969, at approximately 5:00 p.m., the appellant arrived by pickup truck at deceased's trailer house. The deceased started walking toward appellant's pickup and when he got without four or...

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