LEWIS v. STATE

No. 50190.

529 S.W.2d 533 (1975)

Leland Boyce LEWIS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

November 19, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Rapier, Randolph Scott and Malcolm Dade, Dallas, for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., John H. Hagler, John Ovard and Robert Whaley, Asst. Dist. Attys., Dallas, Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., and David S. McAngus, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

MORRISON, Judge.

The offense is conspiracy to commit arson under Article 1622, V.A.P.C.; the punishment, five years.

The State's case was that two men had been hired by the appellant to burn down a certain building belonging to a business competitor. Police officers were informed of the plan and intervened in time to prevent the fire. One of the arsonists was killed.

Appellant did not testify and called no witnesses, other than to...

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