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HOVILA v. STATE

No. 49396.

532 S.W.2d 293 (1975)

William David HOVILA, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

On Denial of Rehearing February 11, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard G. Wilson, Dallas, Timothy Ann Sloan, Odessa, for appellant.

Henry Wade, Dist. Atty., and W. T. Westmoreland, Jr., Robert E. Whaley, Steven Tokoly and John Ovard, 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 murder; the punishment, under Article 1257, Vernon's Ann.P.C.1 and Article 37.071, Vernon's Ann.C.C.P.2, death.

We are met at the outset with appellant's contention that "the trial court failed to properly apply the standards of Witherspoon v. Illinois, 391 U.S. 510,...

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