BARKER v. STATE

No. 01-86-00552-CR.

740 S.W.2d 579 (1987)

Phillip Newton BARKER, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

November 12, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald G. Mock, Joyce F. Jones, Houston, for appellant.

John B. Holmes, Jr., Harris County Dist. Atty., Winston E. Cochran, Jr., Harris County Asst. Dist. Atty., Houston, for appellee.

Before WARREN, COHEN and DUNN, JJ.


DUNN, Justice.

A jury convicted appellant of capital murder, and the court assessed punishment at life imprisonment.

Appellant was found guilty of murder for promise of remuneration under section 19.03(a)(3) of the Texas Penal Code (Vernon Supp.1985). The conviction was based on appellant's written confession that he shot and killed James Sizemore, for one-half of the insurance proceeds promised by the victim's...

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