CUEVAS v. STATE

No. 68888.

641 S.W.2d 558 (1982)

Ignacio CUEVAS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En Banc.

November 24, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Will Gray, court appointed, Houston, for appellant.

Mark Ward, Dist. Atty., Huntsville, John B. Holmes, Jr., Dist. Atty. & Patricia Saum & Bert Graham, Asst. Dist. Attys., Houston, Robert Huttash, State's Atty. and Alfred Walker, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

Before the court en banc.


OPINION

TOM G. DAVIS, Judge.

Appeal is taken from a conviction for capital murder. V.T.C.A. Penal Code, Sec. 19.03(a)(4). After finding appellant guilty, the jury returned affirmative findings to the first two special issues under Art. 37.071(b), V.A.C.C.P. Punishment was assessed at death.

Appellant was convicted of murdering Julia Standley by shooting her with a gun in the course of attempting to escape from the Texas Department of Corrections...

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