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CORTIJO v. STATE

No. 13-86-532-CR.

739 S.W.2d 486 (1987)

Rafael CORTIJO, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi.

Rehearing Denied November 5, 1987.

Discretionary Review Refused February 10, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Lawrence, Corpus Christi, for appellant.

Grant Jones, Corpus Christi, for appellee.

Before NYE, C.J. and SEERDEN and DORSEY, JJ.

OPINION

NYE, Chief Justice.

A jury found appellant Rafael Cortijo guilty of capital murder. The trial court sentenced appellant to life imprisonment in the Texas Department of Corrections after the jury failed to answer affirmatively the three special issues necessary for the death penalty under Tex.Code Crim.Proc.Ann. art. 37.071(b) (Vernon 1979). Appellant asserts six points of error on appeal.

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