ERWIN v. STATE

No. 69465.

729 S.W.2d 709 (1987)

Bonnie Burnette ERWIN, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En Banc.

April 1, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis B. Gohmert, Jr., Tyler, for appellant.

Jack Skeen, Jr., Dist. Atty., and Ann M. Monaco, Asst. Dist. Atty., Tyler, Robert Huttash, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

Before the court en banc.


OPINION

MILLER, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of capital murder. V.T.C.A.Penal Code, § 19.03. The death penalty was imposed after the jury answered affirmatively the special issues submitted under Art. 37.071, V.A.C.C.P. Appellant brings sixteen points of error. We will reverse.

In his second and third points of error, appellant contends that the trial court erred by failing to grant a directed verdict because there was insufficient evidence...

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