MARTIN v. STATE

No. 2-86-110-CR.

732 S.W.2d 743 (1987)

William Wayne MARTIN, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth.

Rehearing Denied July 15, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McMillan & Lewellen, P.C., Garry Lewellen, Stephenville, for appellant.

Dan B. Grissom, Dist. Atty., with Andrew Ottaway, Asst. Dist. Atty., Granbury, for appellee.

Before FENDER, C.J., and BURDOCK and LATTIMORE, JJ.


OPINION

FENDER, Chief Justice.

A jury found appellant guilty of murder and fixed his punishment at 99 years. See TEX.PENAL CODE ANN. sec. 19.02(a)(1) (Vernon 1974).

Appellant complains: (1) of the failure of the trial court to grant an instructed verdict because the evidence is insufficient; (2) of the failure to instruct a verdict because the evidence shows death was caused by something other than appellant's acts; (3) because appellant's...

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