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DOHERTY v. STATE

No. 01-88-01153-CR.

781 S.W.2d 439 (1989)

Michael Shannon DOHERTY, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

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

November 30, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul G. Johnson, Angleton, for appellant.

Jim Mapel, Criminal Dist. Atty., James L. Turner, Asst. Dist. Atty., Angleton, for appellee.

Before WARREN, DUGGAN and MIRABAL, JJ.

OPINION

MIRABAL, Justice.

The jury convicted appellant of murder, and assessed punishment at life imprisonment.

Alexander Paul Schlicher died of multiple shotgun wounds from a gun fired at close range at a fireworks stand near Pearland, Texas on July 3, 1987. There was evidence that Schlicher had been robbed. Appellant knew the deceased and had, at times, been seen at the fireworks stand. There were no eyewitnesses to the shooting. Appellant gave...

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