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WILDER v. STATE

No. 57848.

583 S.W.2d 349 (1979)

John Lewis WILDER and Artie Armour, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied April 4, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry L. Davis, New Boston, on appeal only, for Wilder.

James E. Davis, Texarkana, for Armour.

Lynn Cooksey, Dist. Atty. and Donald W. Dowd, Asst. Dist. Atty., Texarkana, for the State.

Before the court en banc.

Rehearing En Banc Denied April 4, 1979.

OPINION

DOUGLAS, Judge.

Appellants Armour and Wilder were convicted in a joint trial for the offense of capital murder. Each appellant's punishment was assessed by the jury at death.

The State alleged and proved that Wilder robbed and shot the deceased, Duane Jaixen, a 19-year-old night attendant at an Exxon Station in Hooks at about midnight on December 23, 1975. Armour was found to be a party to the...

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