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JONES v. STATE

No. 08-82-00223-CR.

689 S.W.2d 510 (1985)

Steven Blaine JONES a/k/a Daniel Raymond Mawkin, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, El Paso.

Rehearing Denied June 5, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Mallin, Joseph Calamia, El Paso, for appellant.

Steve Simmons, Dist. Atty., El Paso, for appellee.

Before STEPHEN F. PRESLAR, C.J., and WARD and OSBORN, JJ.

OPINION

STEPHEN F. PRESLAR, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for murder. The jury assessed punishment at ninety-nine years imprisonment. Appellant was indicted for capital murder in the beating and strangulation death of Frank White whose body was discovered at the Motel 6 in El Paso. Appellant testified that he killed White following an argument over who would be the passive and who the aggressive party in a homosexual liaison. The jury...

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