JACKSON v. STATE

No. 48900.

516 S.W.2d 167 (1974)

John Craner JACKSON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied December 18, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James P. Finstrom and Kerry P. Fitzgerald, Dallas (both Court-appointed), for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., W. T. Westmoreland, Jr., Asst. Dist. Atty., Dallas, and Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

ONION, Presiding Judge.

This appeal arises out of a conviction for the offense of murder with malice. After returning a verdict of guilty, the jury assessed appellant's punishment at confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections for life.

Some of the more salient facts must be detailed before considering appellant's grounds of error in view of the extremely complex nature of the case. Jan Hein and

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