GARCIA v. STATE

No. 07-85-0288-CR.

725 S.W.2d 385 (1987)

Benjamin GARCIA, Jr., Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Amarillo.

Discretionary Review Granted April 15, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeff Blackburn, Amarillo, for appellant.

Richard R. Burmeister, Hereford, for appellee.

Before DODSON, COUNTISS and BOYD, JJ.


COUNTISS, Justice.

Appellant was convicted of murder, Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 19.02(a)(1) (Vernon 1974), and sentenced to 30 years in the penitentiary. By four grounds of error and three supplemental grounds, appellant contends the trial court reversibly erred during the penalty stage of the trial when it gave the jury the parole law instruction mandated by section 4(a) of article 37.07 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. We affirm.

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