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OWENS v. STATE

No. 47876.

503 S.W.2d 271 (1974)

Charles Wayne OWENS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

January 9, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Malcolm Dade, Dallas (Court appointed on appeal), for appellant.

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

OPINION

GREEN, Commissioner.

Appellant was convicted in a trial before a jury of murder with malice; punishment was assessed by the court at forty-five (45) years confinement.

The record reflects that on the night of May 7, 1971, the deceased, Steven Dale Redd, went to the Stop-and-Go grocery at 4510 Scyene Road in Dallas in order to buy "something to drink." Redd, who was under age, convinced someone outside the store to purchase a bottle of wine...

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