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HOOD v. STATE

No. 45790.

490 S.W.2d 549 (1973)

Charles HOOD, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

February 21, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Fairweather, Amarillo, for appellant.

Tom Curtis, Dist. Atty., Kerry Knorpp, Asst. Dist. Atty., Amarillo, 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 for murder. Punishment was assessed by the jury at sixty years.

Initially, appellant contends that the court erred in denying his motion in limine requesting that the State be instructed not to refer to the limit of punishment for the offense of murder without malice as being five years.

Appellant's complaint is not directed to any...

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