HELMS v. STATE

No. 45542.

493 S.W.2d 227 (1973)

Billy Joe HELMS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied May 1, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter M. Sekaly, Everett Lord, Beaumont (by appointment), for appellant.

Tom Hanna, Dist. Atty., and John R. DeWitt, Asst. Dist. Atty., Beaumont, and Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., and Robert A. Huttash, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

ROBERTS, Judge.

This appeal is taken from a conviction for the offense of murder with malice. Punishment was assessed at 35 years' confinement.

Appellant alleges five grounds of error.

On Sunday morning, May 4, 1969, an automobile occupied by white males was in a near collision with the black occupants of another vehicle. A short while later, the same two vehicles met again. Two white men got out of their automobile but only a brief...

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