EDWARDS v. STATE

No. 45941.

494 S.W.2d 566 (1973)

Daniel Paul EDWARDS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

May 16, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Will Gray, Houston, for appellant.

Carol S. Vance, Dist. Atty., James C. Brough, and Vic Pecorino, Asst. Dist. Attys., Houston, Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Robert A. Huttash, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

DAVIS, Commissioner.

Appeal is taken from a conviction for murder with malice. Punishment was assessed by the jury at twenty years.

Appellant was one of six persons jointly indicted for the shooting death of Moody Blanton in the Shadow Lights Lounge, in Houston, on January 19, 1970.1 Prior to the shooting, co-defendant Grant and the deceased had been playing pool. An argument arose between the deceased and Grant...

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