ORTIZ v. STATE

No. 01-83-0570-CR.

680 S.W.2d 659 (1984)

Juan Ramon ORTIZ, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

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

September 20, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ken J. McLean, Houston, Charles C. Cate, Katy, for appellant.

William A. Meitzen, Fort Bend County Dist. Atty., Donald W. Bankston, Fort Bend County Asst. Dist. Atty., Richmond, for appellee.

Before EVANS, C.J., and WARREN and BULLOCK, JJ.


OPINION

BULLOCK, Justice.

Appellant was originally indicted and tried in Fort Bend County for murder. However, the trial court declared a mistrial when the jury could not reach a verdict on guilt or innocence. The cause was then transferred by change of venue to Comal County, where a jury found appellant guilty of murder and assessed punishment at fifteen years confinement.

We affirm.

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