LUGO v. STATE

No. 13-86-246-CR.

732 S.W.2d 662 (1987)

Meliton LUGO, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi.

Rehearing Denied May 28, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas Tinker, Corpus Christi, for appellant.

Grant Jones, Dist. Atty., Corpus Christi, for appellee.

Before UTTER, SEERDEN and DORSEY, JJ.


OPINION

UTTER, Justice.

Appellant was convicted of attempted capital murder and sentenced to serve five years in the Texas Department of Corrections. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

The offense involved the stabbing of a police officer. Appellant was eligible for probation, and portions of both the appellant's and the State's arguments during the punishment phase focused on the propriety of probation in this case.

Appellant's first...

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