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SKELTON v. STATE

No. 69215.

795 S.W.2d 162 (1989)

John SKELTON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied May 2, 1990.

Certiorari Denied October 1, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David L. Botsford, on appeal only, Austin, for appellant.

R.C. "Eric" Augesen, Dist. Atty., Odessa and Robert Huttash, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

Before the court en banc.

Certiorari Denied October 1, 1990. See 111 S.Ct. 210.

OPINION

McCORMICK, Presiding Judge.

After a lengthy trial appellant was convicted of capital murder. Punishment was assessed at death.

The evidence showed that on the morning of Saturday, April 24, 1982, an individual by the name of Joe Neal climbed into his pickup truck with the intention of taking one of his daughters to choir practice. Neal apparently turned on the truck's ignition...

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