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McGOWEN v. STATE

No. 624-97.

991 S.W.2d 803 (1998)

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

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En Banc.

October 28, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George McCall Secrest, Jr., Houston, for appellant.

William J. Delmore, III, Assistant District Attorney, Houston, Matthew Paul, State's Attorney, Austin, for State.

Before the court en banc.

OPINION ON STATE'S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

PER CURIAM.

Appellant was convicted of murder and sentenced to confinement for fifteen years. The Court of Appeals reversed the conviction because the trial court refused Appellant's request to make an opening statement, and it held this error is not subject to a harm analysis. McGowen v. State, 944 S.W.2d 481 (Tex.App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 1997...

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