BROTHERTON v. STATE

No. C14-82-516CR.

666 S.W.2d 126 (1983)

Charles Richard BROTHERTON, Appellant, v. STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

Discretionary Review Refused January 11, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Catherine Greene, Houston, for appellant.

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

Before JUNELL, MURPHY and SEARS, JJ.


JUNELL, Justice.

This appeal arises from a conviction by a jury for murder. The jury assessed punishment at confinement for forty-five years and a $1,000.00 fine. We affirm.

Appellant does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence, so we include only a brief rendition of the facts surrounding the offense.

On August 4, 1981 appellant was visiting an apartment occupied by Verna Blitch Hathaway (the deceased) and her boyfriend Bob Rutledge. Amid a...

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