DUPNIK v. STATE

No. 13-81-062-CR.

654 S.W.2d 780 (1983)

Bennie Ray DUPNIK, Jr., Appellant, v. STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi.

Discretionary Review Refused October 19, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank M. Garza, Garza & Medina, Corpus Christi, for appellant.

Grant Jones, Corpus Christi, for appellee.

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


OPINION

KENNEDY, Justice.

This is an appeal from a jury trial wherein appellant was convicted of capital murder. Appellant, a juvenile, was sentenced by the court to life in prison, pursuant to the mandatory provisions of Tex.Penal Code Ann. 8.07(d) (Vernon Supp.1982-1983). The State's case was based on circumstantial evidence. Appellant brings ten grounds of error, one of which challenges the sufficiency of the evidence, which we will address first.

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