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BASS v. STATE

No. 64130.

732 S.W.2d 632 (1987)

Lonzo BASS aka Peoples, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En Banc.

May 20, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Craig A. Washington, Houston, for appellant.

John B. Holmes, Jr., Dist. Atty. & Larry P. Urquhart & Ed Dodd, Asst. Dist. Attys., Houston, Robert Huttash, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

Before the court en banc.

OPINION

McCORMICK, Judge.

This is a direct appeal of a conviction for murder. Punishment was assessed at twelve years' confinement. Because of the nature of appellant's arguments on appeal, a short rendition of the facts of this case is necessary to understand the legal issues discussed in this opinion.

On April 24, 1978, Betty Lee Shields was getting her children ready for school when her boyfriend, Lonzo Bass, the appellant, came to her home. Appellant...

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