WILLIAMS v. STATE

No. 12-81-0130-CR.

653 S.W.2d 574 (1983)

U.L. WILLIAMS, Jr., Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Tyler.

Discretionary Review Refused November 23, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William B. Portis, Jr., Quinnan H. Hodges, Houston, for appellant.

John B. Holmes, Jr., Dist. Atty., Houston, for appellee.


COLLEY, Justice.

Appellant was convicted of murder by a jury on his not guilty plea, and punishment was assessed by the jury at thirty-five years.

Appellant presents three grounds of error: (1) that the trial court erred in failing to conduct either a pretrial or mid-trial competency hearing; (2) that the trial court erred in submitting the case to the jury at the guilt/innocence stage because the "uncontroverted" evidence produced before the court and jury...

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