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McGOWEN v. STATE

No. 14-94-00246-CR.

944 S.W.2d 481 (1997)

Joseph Kenton McGOWEN, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

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

April 10, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clinton F. Greenwood, George McCall Secrest, Jr., Houston, for appellant.

William J. Delmore, III, Houston, for appellee.

Before YATES, O'NEILL and DRAUGHN, JJ.

OPINION

DRAUGHN, Justice (Assigned).

Appellant entered a plea of not guilty to the offense of murder. Tex.Penal Code Ann. § 19.02 (Vernon 1992).1 A jury found him guilty and assessed his punishment at fifteen years confinement in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. In four points of error, appellant asserts the trial court erred by (1) denying appellant the right to make an opening statement...

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