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SMITH v. STATE

No. 2-81-218-CR.

638 S.W.2d 208 (1982)

Rayford Lee SMITH, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, State.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth.

Rehearing Denied September 15, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen C. Maxwell, Fort Worth, for appellant.

Tim Curry, Dist. Atty., and Tom Myers, Asst. Dist. Atty., Fort Worth, for the State.

Before HUGHES, RICHARD L. BROWN, and HOLMAN, JJ.

OPINION

HUGHES, Justice.

A jury found appellant, Rayford Lee Smith, guilty of murder and assessed his punishment at confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections for a term of 40 years.

We affirm.

Before discussing the facts we dispose of appellant's first ground of error which is that the trial court erred in not allowing him to prove his reputation as being a peaceful and law-abiding citizen by showing that he had never been convicted...

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