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NELSON v. STATE

No. 48662.

511 S.W.2d 18 (1974)

David NELSON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

June 26, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

L. Clifford Davis, Ft. Worth (Court-appointed), for appellant.

Tim Curry, Dist. Atty., Rufus J. Adcock, Marvin D. Snodgrass, Donald S. Gandy, Asst. Dist. Attys., Ft. Worth, and Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

OPINION

JACKSON, Commissioner.

The conviction was for murder with malice; the punishment, life.

The contention is made that the evidence is not sufficient to sustain the jury verdict.

Officer E. M. Belcher of the Fort Worth Police Department was shot in the head by a rifle, the explosive effect of which removed part of his head. On the night of October 28, 1971, officers were notified of a dice game in progress south of the building at an...

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