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WATSON v. STATE

No. 62864.

596 S.W.2d 867 (1980)

J. C. WATSON, Jr., Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, Panel No. 2.

Rehearing Denied April 23, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George Scharmen (Court-appointed), David K. Chapman (Court-appointed), San Antonio, for appellant.

Bill M. White, Dist. Atty., Raymond C. Angelini, Raymond DeLeon, Sharon MacRae and Monica L. Donahue, Asst. Dist. Atty., San Antonio, Robert Huttash, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

Before DOUGLAS, ROBERTS and CLINTON, JJ.

OPINION

CLINTON, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for the offense of murder. Appellant, having been tried as an habitual offender under the ambit of V.T.C.A. Penal Code, § 12.42(d), was sentenced to confinement for life in the Texas Department of Corrections.

Though appellant presents some eleven grounds of error for our consideration, we need not reach each of these contentions. In his second ground of error, the contention is advanced...

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