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JONES v. STATE

No. 2-96-457-CR.

955 S.W.2d 438 (1997)

Kenneth Bernard JONES, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, State.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth.

October 23, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David A. Pearson, IV, Sam Bonifield, Fort Worth, for Appellant.

Tim Curry, Crim. Dist. Atty., Charles M. Mallin, Tanya S. Dohoney, Tim Bednarz, Asst. Crim. Dist. Atty., Fort Worth, for Appellee.

Before DAY, DAUPHINOT and HOLMAN, JJ.

OPINION

HOLMAN, Justice.

Appellant Kenneth Bernard Jones appeals his conviction and sentence of life in prison for a murder he committed in 1995. See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 19.02 (Vernon 1994). We affirm.

The first issue is whether in 1993 the Legislature unconstitutionally shifted the burden of proof in murder trials from the State to the accused by enacting language in section 19.02...

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