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JONES v. STATE

No. 13-81-014-CR.

623 S.W.2d 476 (1981)

Jimmy JONES, Appellant, v. STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi.

Discretionary Review Refused December 9, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nate Rhodes, Corpus Christi, for appellant.

Wm. B. Mobley, Jr., Dist. Atty., Corpus Christi, for appellee.

Before NYE, C. J., and UTTER and KENNEDY, JJ.

OPINION

UTTER, Justice.

This appeal was taken from a conviction for murder and as a repeat felony offender. After a jury found appellant, Jimmy Jones, guilty of murder, the court assessed his punishment at sixteen (16) years imprisonment.

Appellant contends that the court erred in refusing to permit counsel to cross-examine witnesses as to their knowledge of deceased's history and reputation for violence; and in not allowing appellant to testify...

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