EVANS v. STATE

No. 45011.

480 S.W.2d 387 (1972)

McHenry EVANS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

May 24, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mike Barclay, Ted H. Mitchell, Dallas, for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., and Robert T. Baskett, Asst. Dist. Atty., Dallas, and Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

DAVIS, Commissioner.

This is an appeal from a conviction for murder. Penalty was assessed by the jury at twenty-five years.

The record reflects that the appellant shot his estranged wife on the evening of December 14, 1968, at the Tom Thumb Shopping Center in Dallas County.

The sufficiency of the evidence is not challenged.

At the outset, appellant contends the court was in error in admitting statement of deceased's son at...

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