FRANCIS v. STATE

No. C14-90-0075-CR.

801 S.W.2d 548 (1990)

Douglas Cordell FRANCIS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

Rehearing Denied December 13, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mike Carnahan, Houston, for appellant.

John L. Davis, B. Warren Goodson, Galveston, for appellee.

Before ROBERTSON, CANNON and ELLIS, JJ.


OPINION

ROBERTSON, Justice.

The jury rejected appellant's not guilty plea to murder and assessed punishment at confinement for life and a $10,000 fine. Issues on appeal concern the court's charge, failure to grant a motion in arrest of judgment, the excusal of three jurors, admissibility of seized evidence, lawfulness of state's investigative procedures, and effective assistance of counsel. We affirm.

While appellant does not challenge the sufficiency...

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