HILL v. STATE

No. 01-87-00162-CR.

748 S.W.2d 314 (1988)

Donald Ray HILL, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

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

Discretionary Review Refused June 29, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Janet Seymour Morrow, Houston, for appellant.

John B. Holmes, Dist. Atty., Harris County, Timothy G. Taft, Asst. Dist. Atty., Harris County, for appellee.

Before COHEN, JACK SMITH and HOYT, JJ.


COHEN, Justice.

After a jury found appellant guilty of murder "with the use of a firearm," appellant pled "true" to an enhancement paragraph, and the trial court assessed punishment at 25 years imprisonment.

Appellant contends that the trial court erred in excluding evidence that the deceased had prior convictions for burglary of a habitation and burglary of a building.

Appellant attempted to show that the deceased was the aggressor by proving prior...

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