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ACOSTA v. STATE

No. 13-81-123-CR.

656 S.W.2d 535 (1983)

Arnulfo ACOSTA, Jr., Appellant, v. STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi.

Rehearing Denied September 8, 1983.

Discretionary Review Refused November 23, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Abel Toscano, Harlingen, for appellant.

Edna Cisneros, Dist. Atty., Raymondville, for appellee.

Before NYE, C.J., and YOUNG and KENNEDY, JJ.

OPINION

KENNEDY, Justice.

This is a murder case. The deceased, Jorge Gutierrez, and appellant had words with each other in a lounge in Raymondville and then parted company. Later, the deceased was seen holding his stomach and, still later, was seen lying on a sidewalk bleeding profusely. He was taken by ambulance to Valley Baptist Hospital in Harlingen.

Appellant was convicted of the murder of the deceased by a jury and punishment was assessed by...

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