ASHBY v. STATE

No. 2-81-313-CR.

646 S.W.2d 641 (1983)

Douglas Loring ASHBY, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, State.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth.

Discretionary Review Refused June 15, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Offices of Lane & Lane and Bill Lane, Michael Sloan, Fort Worth, for appellant.

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

Before FENDER, C.J., and HUGHES and BURDOCK, JJ.


OPINION

BURDOCK, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for murder. Punishment was assessed by the jury at life in the Texas Department of Corrections.

We affirm.

Appellant's first ground of error asserts that the trial court erred in refusing to subpoena an out-of-state witness who was present when the crime took place.

The appellant has a Sixth Amendment constitutional right of compulsory process to call witnesses in his favor...

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