WILKERSON v. STATE

No. 69291.

726 S.W.2d 542 (1986)

Richard James WILKERSON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En Banc.

May 14, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Logan Dietz, Houston, for appellant.

John B. Holmes, Jr., Dist. Atty. and Kathlyn Giannaula, and Keno Henderson, Asst. Dist. Attys., Houston, Robert Huttash, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

Before the Court en banc.


OPINION

MILLER, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of capital murder. V.T.C.A.Penal Code, § 19.03. The death penalty was imposed after the jury answered affirmatively the special issues submitted under Art. 37.071, V.A.C.C.P. Appellant brings six grounds of error before this Court. The sufficiency of evidence to support the verdict and sentence is not contested. We will affirm.

In his first ground of error, appellant contends that the trial court...

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