LAWTON v. STATE

No. 71759.

913 S.W.2d 542 (1995)

Stacey Lamont LAWTON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En Banc.

Rehearing Overruled January 17, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald Killingworth, Tyler, Brent Newton, Houston, for appellant.

Matthew W. Paul, Asst. State's Attorney, Austin, Edward J. Marty, Asst. Dist. Atty., Tyler, Robert A. Huttash, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

Before the court en banc.


OPINION

MEYERS, Judge.

In July 1993, appellant was tried and convicted of capital murder under Texas Penal Code § 19.03(a)(2). The offense, murder in the course of robbery/burglary, was committed on December 24, 1992. The jury affirmatively answered the special issue submitted under Article 37.071 § 2(b)(1).1 Appellant was sentenced to death as mandated by Article 37.071 § 2(g). Article 37.071 § 2(h...

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