HOWELL v. STATE

No. 01-82-00867-CR.

661 S.W.2d 293 (1983)

Thomas Lamar HOWELL, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

November 10, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Deguerin, Percy Foreman, Houston, for appellant.

John B. Holmes, Houston, for appellee.

Before COHEN, JACK SMITH and BULLOCK, JJ.


OPINION

COHEN, Justice.

A jury convicted the appellant of murder and the court set the appellant's sentence at imprisonment for twenty years.

We reverse the judgment because the court failed to apply the law of parties to the facts of the case despite timely objection by the appellant.

The indictment alleged that the appellant intentionally and knowingly caused the death of Paul Phillip Steffler by shooting him with a gun, a violation of...

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