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MATTHEWS v. STATE

No. 09 83 165 CR.

691 S.W.2d 2 (1984)

Billy Wayne MATTHEWS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Beaumont.

Rehearing Denied October 17, 1984.

Petition for Discretionary Review Filed November 14, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael A. McDougal, Conroe, for appellant.

James H. Keeshan, Dist. Atty., Conroe, for appellee.

OPINION

McNICHOLAS, Justice.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of the offense of murder and the court assessed his punishment at confinement for life. Appellant does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence to support the jury verdict.

On September 27, 1982, at 5:30 P.M. Debbie Peterson discovered the body of her 75 year old uncle and employer, Ernest Newton Oakley, lying in the ransacked bedroom of...

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