JOHNSON v. STATE

No. 47243.

501 S.W.2d 915 (1973)

Versie JOHNSON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied December 19, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alvan N. Wells, Jr., Killeen, C. Gordon Metcalf, Temple (on appeal only), for appellant.

Joe Carroll, Dist. Atty., Bob D. Odom, Asst. Dist. Atty, Belton, Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., and Buddy Stevens, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

McCLOUD, Commissioner.

This is an appeal from a conviction for murder without malice where the punishment was assessed at five (5) years.

The evidence is undisputed that appellant shot her husband, Eddie Johnson, two times with a pistol.

In her first ground of error appellant contends the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict.

The record reveals that the shooting took place at the home of appellant and the deceased...

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