FLORES v. STATE

No. 52981.

551 S.W.2d 364 (1977)

Jose Socorro FLORES, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied June 14, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William E. Adams, San Saba, on appeal only, for appellant.

Louis M. Crump, Dist. Atty., San Saba, Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., David S. McAngus, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

ONION, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for murder. Punishment was assessed by the jury at life imprisonment.

This is a circumstantial evidence case, and the appellant in his sole ground of error challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the conviction.

The appellant was jointly indicted with Israel Quiles for capital murder. Omitting the formal parts, the indictment charged "that Jose Socorro Flores...

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