SAUNDERS v. STATE

No. 05-83-00816-CR.

687 S.W.2d 60 (1985)

Kenneth Edmond SAUNDERS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

Dissenting Opinion February 4, 1985.

Rehearing Denied March 19, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kerry P. Fitzgerald, Dallas, for appellant.

Dennis E. Guffey, Asst. Dist. Atty., Dallas, for appellee.

Before STEPHENS, VANCE and GUILLOT, JJ.


VANCE, Justice.

Appeal is from a conviction for murder. The jury assessed punishment at thirty years confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections. Appellant presents fifteen grounds of error. The sufficiency of the evidence is not challenged. We will address only ground of error one, in which appellant contends that the trial court erred in excluding mitigatory evidence offered during the punishment phase of the trial, which is dispositive of the appeal. Accordingly...

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