VILLALOBOS v. STATE

No. 13-87-375-CR.

756 S.W.2d 847 (1988)

Benito VILLALOBOS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi.

August 31, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick J. McGuire, Corpus Christi, for appellant.

Grant Jones, Deanie M. King, Corpus Christi, for appellee.

Before NYE, C.J., and BENAVIDES and DORSEY, JJ.


OPINION

NYE, Chief Justice.

A jury found appellant, Benito Villalobos, guilty of murder. One prior felony offense was alleged in the indictment for enhancement purposes. The trial court assessed punishment in the Texas Department of Corrections for life. We affirm.

On the evening of February 20, 1987, police were called to the scene of a shooting. Officer Gonzalez spoke with a woman at the scene who told him that "Benito" shot her husband and then...

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