WILLIAMS v. STATE

No. A14-85-387-CR.

707 S.W.2d 253 (1986)

Nelson WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

March 20, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frumencio Reyes, Jr., Houston, for appellant.

John B. Holmes, Jr., James C. Brough, Houston, for appellee.

Before J. CURTISS BROWN, C.J., and SEARS and ELLIS, JJ.


OPINION

SEARS, Justice.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of the offense of murder, and the trial court assessed his punishment at imprisonment for a term of seventy-five years. We affirm.

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