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MORTON v. STATE

No. 3-87-064-CR.

761 S.W.2d 876 (1988)

Michael W. MORTON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Austin.

December 14, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William P. Allison, White & Allison, P.C., Austin, for appellant.

Ken Anderson, Dist. Atty., Georgetown, for appellee.

Before SHANNON, C.J., and CARROLL and JONES, JJ.

CARROLL, Justice.

Christine Morton was beaten to death sometime during the early morning hours of August 13, 1986. A jury found her husband, Michael, guilty of her murder and assessed life imprisonment and a $5,000 fine. Tex.Pen.Code Ann. § 19.02 (1974). We will affirm the judgment of the district court.

BACKGROUND

The State's view of the case can be briefly stated: Morton and his wife had a past...

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