KILLINGSWORTH v. STATE

No. 44719.

480 S.W.2d 403 (1972)

Billy Ray KILLINGSWORTH, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied June 14, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clayton E. Evans, Fort Worth, for appellant.

Frank Coffey, Dist. Atty., John Garrett Hill, Asst. Dist. Atty., Fort Worth, Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., and Robert A. Huttash, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

DAVIS, Commissioner.

This is an appeal from a conviction of assault with intent to murder with malice, where punishment was assessed by the jury at fifteen years.

The record reflects that on April 6, 1970, in an apartment in Fort Worth, appellant shot one Willie Ray Chambers. After the shooting, an occupant of the apartment by the name of Mary Maxine Lester notified police. Upon arrival of the officers, they were admitted to the apartment...

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