MINOR v. STATE

No. 01-81-0314-CR.

630 S.W.2d 725 (1982)

Ernest Lee MINOR, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

January 14, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Murry B. Cohen, Houston, for appellant.

Larry Urquhart, Houston, for appellee.

Before DUGGAN, WARREN and PRICE, JJ.


DUGGAN, Justice.

Appellant was found guilty by a jury of murder under Texas Penal Code Section 19.02(a)(1) for intentionally and knowingly causing the death of another person. Punishment, enhanced by proof of a prior conviction, was assessed by the court at sixty years. The court's charge instructed the jury on the law concerning circumstantial evidence. Appellant's sole ground of error attacks the sufficiency of the evidence.

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