BALDRIDGE v. STATE

No. 51922.

543 S.W.2d 639 (1976)

Leo Vernon BALDRIDGE and Murray Baugh, Appellants, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

December 1, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Newton, Freeport, for appellants.

Ogden Bass, Dist. Atty. and Thomas W. Watson, Asst. Dist. Atty., Angleton, Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty. and David S. McAngus, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

BROWN, Commissioner.

This is an appeal from convictions for murder with malice under the former penal code. Appellants were jointly tried before a jury which assessed punishment for each man at life in the Texas Department of Corrections.

The record reflects that the killing took place at the home of Mrs. Vallie Baugh, the ninety-two year old mother of appellant Baugh, and grandmother of appellant Baldridge. It seems that a disagreement had...

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