RODRIQUEZ v. STATE

No. 2-81-194-CR.

641 S.W.2d 669 (1982)

Johnny R. RODRIQUEZ, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, State.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth.

Rehearing Denied November 10, 1982.

Discretionary Review Granted February 2, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tom E. Hill and Allan K. Butcher, Fort Worth, for appellant.

Tim Curry, Dist. Atty., and Joe C. Lockhart, Asst. Dist. Atty., Fort Worth, for appellees.

Before SPURLOCK, HUGHES and HOLMAN, JJ.


OPINION

SPURLOCK, Justice.

Johnny R. Rodriquez appeals his conviction of murder. He was found guilty in a jury trial which assessed punishment at 25 years in the Texas Department of Corrections.

We affirm.

At approximately 9:00 p.m. on September 9, 1979, David Torres was shot and killed at the Koffee Kup Tavern in Fort Worth.

The defendant testified that he went to the tavern to collect on a football pool, and that he was armed with...

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