ALFORD v. STATE

No. 10-90-097-CR.

807 S.W.2d 840 (1991)

Winifred Douglas ALFORD, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Waco.

March 28, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas D. Whitworth, Cleburne, for appellant.

Dan M. Boulware, Dist. Atty., Cleburne, for appellee.

Before THOMAS, C.J., and CUMMINGS and VANCE, JJ.


OPINION

CUMMINGS, Justice.

A jury convicted Appellant of the burglary of a habitation which occurred on March 3, 1989. See Tex.Penal Code Ann. § 30.02(a)(1). Punishment was assessed at seven years in prison. Appellant complains that the court abused its discretion when it refused to grant a new trial based on newly discovered evidence from a prison inmate which absolved him from criminal responsibility. We will affirm.

At trial Appellant...

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