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COLUNGA v. STATE

No. 49993.

527 S.W.2d 285 (1975)

Ruben V. COLUNGA, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied October 8, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Rocha, Jr. and Louis T. Rosenberg, San Antonio, both court-appointed, for appellant.

Ted Butler, Dist. Atty., and Charles T. Conaway, John L. Quinlan, III, and Susan D. Reed, Asst. Dist. Attys., San Antonio, Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., and David S. McAngus, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

OPINION

DAVIS, Commissioner.

Appeal is taken from a conviction for murder. Punishment was assessed by the jury at 199 years.

The record reflects that Solomon Abdo died of knife wounds inflicted during a robbery which occurred at the deceased's grocery store in San Antonio on January 17, 1969. The first trial was in July, 1970, and the conviction resulting therefrom was reversed by this Court.1 This appeal stems from the...

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