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BURNETT v. STATE

No. 4-83-00520-CR.

754 S.W.2d 437 (1988)

Linda Mae BURNETT, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, San Antonio.

July 6, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles D. Carver, Port Arthur, Mark Stevens, San Antonio, Margaret Covington, Houston, for appellant.

James S. McGrath, Criminal Dist. Atty., Beaumont, for appellee.

Before CADENA, C.J., and REEVES and DIAL, JJ.

OPINION

CADENA, Chief Justice.

Appellant was found guilty of the capital murder of Martha Jean Phillips and sentenced to life imprisonment.

On July 1, 1978, Elmer Phillips and his wife, Martha Jean, accompanied by their small child, Jason, were visiting Elmer's parents, Bishop and Esther Viola Phillips at the parents' home in Winnie, Chambers County, Texas. George Phillips, who lived with his parents, Bishop and Esther Viola, left for Houston that...

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