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DOROUGH v. STATE

No. 62922.

639 S.W.2d 479 (1982)

John Melvin DOROUGH, Jr., Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, Panel No. 3.

Rehearing Denied October 20, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce J. Ponder, El Paso, for appellant.

Steven W. Simmons, Dist. Atty., and Lane C. Reedman, Asst. Dist. Atty., El Paso, Robert Huttash, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

Before ODOM, DALLY and McCORMICK, JJ.

OPINION

DALLY, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction of capital murder; V.T.C.A. Penal Code, Section 19.03(a)(2). The punishment is confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections for life.

The appellant was charged with the murder of Samuel Cocergine in the course of committing the offense of aggravated rape of Cocergine's female companion on or about the 20th day of August, 1977. Appellant contends that the evidence is insufficient to sustain...

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