BURNS v. STATE

No. 69641.

761 S.W.2d 353 (1988)

William BURNS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied December 7, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Davis, Texarkana, for appellant.

John F. Miller, Jr., Dist. Atty. and James Elliott, Asst. Dist. Atty., Texarkana, Jim Vollers, Robert Huttash, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

Before the court en banc.


OPINION

CLINTON, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of the offense of capital murder, and, in accordance with affirmative answers rendered by the jury to the three special issues submitted at the punishment phase pursuant to Article 37.071, V.A.C.C.P., the trial court assessed his punishment at death. Direct appeal to this Court is automatic. Id.

Appellant challenges sufficiency of the evidence to support the jury's affirmative answer to special...

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